What does countless mean?
Definitions for countless
ˈkaʊnt lɪscount·less
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Princeton's WordNet
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
countlessadjective
Too many to count; innumerable or incalculable
There is a countless number of stars
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
Countlessadjective
incapable of being counted; not ascertainable; innumerable
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of countless in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of countless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of countless in a Sentence
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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