numerous
Syllables: nu·mer·ous/ˈnjuːməɹəs//ˈnuməɹəs/
numerous determiner: an indefinite large number of.
Determiner
numerous
- An indefinite large number of.
- There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.
- There are numerous reasons to refrain.
- Synonyms:
- many
Adjective
numerous (comparative more numerous, superlative most numerous)
- Indefinitely large numerically; many.
- The reasons to refrain are numerous.
- Consisting of a large number of individuals or parts.
- A numerous band of men and maidens escorts him by torchlight.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 10, page 263
- Having many different qualities.
numerous meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
numerous in Hindi
- numerous, having great numbers
- बहुसंख्यक bahusaṅkhyak
numerous in Tamil
- எண்ணிறந்த, மிகப் பல, மிகப்பல
numerous in Urdu
- numerous
- غفیر ġafīr
numerous in Bengali
- numerous
- প্রচুর procur
More languagesFewer languages
- numerous in Malayalam
- അനേകം anēkaṁ, നിരവധി niravadhi, കുറേ kuṟē
- numerous in Kannada
- ತುಂಬ, ಪಲ, ಪಲವು, ಹಲ
- numerous in Gujarati
- અઢળક aḍhaḷka
- numerous in Sanskrit
- बहु bahu
- numerous in Arabic
- عَدِيد ʕadīd, كَثِير kaṯīr
- numerous in Vietnamese
- đông, nhiều
Examples of numerous in a sentence
- Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numerous unemployments, and drug use.
- Besides the arteries blood streams through numerous veins we call collaterals.
- Joe is a great addition to our sales team, he has numerous leads in the paper industry.
Synonyms of numerous
Antonyms
- a couple of
- a few
- a handful of
- no
- one
- unnumerous
Forms of numerous
| comparative | more numerous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most numerous |
Origin of numerous
From Middle English numerous from Latin numerōsus (“numerous, abundant; harmonious”), from numerus (“number”). Doublet of numerose. Analyzeable as numero- + -ous.
Words formed from numerous
Questions about numerous
- What does numerous mean?
- Numerous means an indefinite large number of.
- What is numerous in Hindi?
- Numerous in Hindi is बहुसंख्यक (bahusaṅkhyak). See Numerous meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is numerous?
- Numerous can be a determiner or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce numerous?
- Numerous is pronounced /ˈnuməɹəs/ (US).
Words near numerous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: numerous (page history and authors); बहुसंख्यक (Hindi) (page history and authors); numerous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); غفیر (Urdu) (page history and authors); প্রচুর (Bengali) (page history and authors); numerous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); અઢળક (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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