Definitions for countless
ˈkaʊnt lɪscount·less

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. countless, infinite, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerableadjective

   too numerous to be counted

   "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. countlessadjective

   Too many to count; innumerable or incalculable

   There is a countless number of stars

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Countlessadjective

   Innumerable; without number; not to be reckoned.

   Etymology: from count.

   Ay, tear for tear, and loving kiss for kiss,
   Thy brother Marcus tenders on thy lips:
   O, were the sum of these that I should pay
   Countless and infinite, yet would I pay them. William Shakespeare.

   But oh, her mind, that orcus which includes
   Legions of mischief, countless multitudes
   Of former curses. John Donne.

   By one countless sum of woes opprest,
   Hoary with cares, and ignorant of rest,
   We find the vital springs relax’d and worn;
   Thus, thro’ the round of age, to childhood we return. Matthew Prior.

   I see, I cry’d, his woes, a countless train;
   I see his friends o’erwhelm’d beneath the main. Alexander Pope, Odyss.

   The seats which, shining through the chearful land,
   In countless numbers, blest Britannia sees. James Thomson, Autumn.

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1. countless

   Countless refers to an amount or number that is too large to be counted, measured, or precisely determined; innumerable or extremely numerous.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Countlessadjective

   incapable of being counted; not ascertainable; innumerable

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How to pronounce countless?

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How to say countless in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of countless in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of countless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of countless in a Sentence

1. Detroit Tigers:

   I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the countless players and coaches that I've had the honor of working alongside for the last 16 seasons as manager, while I'm stepping away from managing, I'll be watching this group of Tigers closely in the next few years. There's a lot of talent on this team, and a lot coming through the farm system.

2. Jeff DeYoung:

   Since then, my office has been contacted by countless veterans who have described the mismanagement of the program. Our veterans selflessly put themselves in harm’s way with their military working dogs, yet too many of them are now separated because of hollow promises from our government. They deserve answers, and it’s for this reason that I am requesting the House Armed Services Committee to launch a formal inquiry into the adoptions of these combat dogs. for four years I continuously tried to email this company asking about where he was.

3. Joe Biden:

   I have offered countless handshakes, hugs, expressions of affection, support and comfort. And not once — never — did I believe I acted inappropriately, if it is suggested I did so, I will listen respectfully. But it was never my intention.

4. Antony Blinken:

   So far, the Taliban’s actions have forced over one million school-aged Afghan girls and young women out of the classroom, with more women out of universities and countless Afghan women out of the workforce. These numbers will only grow as time goes on, worsening the country’s already dire economic and humanitarian crises.

5. Arthur Schopenhauer:

   How very paltry and limited the normal human intellect is, and how little lucidity there is in the human consciousness, may be judged from the fact that, despite the ephemeral brevity of human life, the uncertainty of our existence and the countless enigmas which press upon us from all sides, everyone does not continually and ceaselessly philosophize, but that only the rarest of exceptions do.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=countless
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Countless
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=countless
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countless
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=countless