countless

det, adj — 3 senses

countless

det

/ˈkaʊntləs/

Etymology From count + -less.

1

Of a count noun A huge and uncountable number of; too many to count; innumerable.

There are countless stars in the sky.
He endured countless insults hurled at him before people finally respected him for his courage and his great ability as a baseball player.2020, Pat Mann, 100 Life-Challenging Devotionals:

countless

adj

Etymology From count + -less.

1

Synonym of uncountable.

The stars in the sky are countless.

2

Of a number Too large to be counted to.

Just stop and think deeply for a moment and realize the countless number of the grains of sand of the seashore; the countless number of drops of water that go to make up the waters of the earth; […]2021, Baird T. Spalding, The Journey:

Synonyms: numberless, incalculable
Derived terms: countlessly, countlessness

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