numberless

CEFRC1

/ˈnʌmbələs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Too many to count or without a number.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Without number; having too many to count.

Examples

  • Indeed monasticism was becoming popular, and the Merovingian period witnessed the foundation of numberless cloisters.

  • We looked up at the numberless stars in the sky.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The stars are as numberless as the grains of sand on a beach.

  • The lunch […] consisted […] of […] lobster mayonnaise, cold game sausages, an immense veal and ham pie farced with eggs, truffles, and numberless delicious flavours; besides kickshaws, creams and sweetmeats.

Synonyms

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Looking up, the sky was filled with blank stars that seemed to go on forever.

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Origin

adjective

From number + -less.