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ˈkaʊnt lɪscount·less

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  1. countlessadjective

    Too many to count; innumerable or incalculable

    There is a countless number of stars

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  1. Countlessadjective

    incapable of being counted; not ascertainable; innumerable

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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. Orrin Hatch:

    Over the past two years I've worked with two presidential administrations, countless diplomatic contacts, ambassadors all over the world, a network of contacts in Venezuela and President Maduro himself, and I could not be more honored to be able to reunite Josh with his sweet, long-suffering family.

  2. Steny Hoyer:

    President Trump’s characterization of his administration’s botched response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria as ‘incredibly successful’ and ‘one of the best jobs that’s ever been done’ is offensive to the families of the nearly 3,000 Americans who were killed and the countless more who suffered for months without power or running water, he ought to apologize, and Congress ought to investigate what went wrong with the Trump Administration’s response and identify steps to ensure it does not happen again.

  3. Chip Roy:

    Over the past several months, President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas have blatantly and consistently refused to do their constitutional duty to take care that the immigration laws be faithfully executed, as required by Article II, endangering countless American and foreign lives in the process.

  4. Harry Higgs:

    I've won twice in the last 13 months and I've had countless other chances to win, i've played with the lead a lot for the last year, so in a. way that makes you comfortable, but you're still uncomfortable the whole time. I've got a good idea how I'll feel.

  5. State Tony Blinken:

    If we don't catch up, America will miss the chance to shape the world's climate future in a way that reflects our interests and values, and we'll lose out on countless jobs for the American people.

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  • безброен, неизброимBulgarian
  • nesčetný, nesčíslnýCzech
  • heb rifedi, dirifedi, aneirif, llond gwlad o, afrifed, di-rif, rhif y blodau, rhif y gwŷdd, rhif y sêr, rhif y gwlith, rhif y gwenith, rhif y graeanWelsh
  • utallig, talløsDanish
  • unzählig, unzählbar, zahllosGerman
  • άμετροςGreek
  • nekalkuleblaEsperanto
  • innombrableSpanish
  • lukematon, rajatonFinnish
  • innombrable, incalculableFrench
  • incontable, incontábelGalician
  • אין ספורHebrew
  • számtalan, megszámlálhatatlanHungarian
  • innumerabileInterlingua
  • innumerabile, incalcolabile, innumerevoleItalian
  • 無数Japanese
  • tini makehua, makehuaMāori
  • talloos, ontelbaarDutch
  • talløs, utalligNorwegian
  • niezliczonyPolish
  • incontávelPortuguese
  • nenumărabil, de nenumăratRomanian
  • несчётный, бессчётный, бесчисленный, неисчислимыйRussian
  • bez broja, bezbrojan, без броја, безбројанSerbo-Croatian
  • hesaplanamaz, sayısız, hesapsız, pek çokTurkish

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