numerous

[ noo-mer-uh s, nyoo- ]
/ ˈnu mər əs, ˈnyu- /
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adjective

very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
consisting of or comprising a great number of units or individuals: Recent audiences have been more numerous.

Origin of numerous

1580–90; < Latin numerōsus consisting of a great number, numerous, equivalent to nume-r(us) number + -ōsus -ous

SYNONYMS FOR numerous

1 See many.
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OTHER WORDS FROM numerous

Words nearby numerous

numerical identity, numerical taxonomy, numerical weather prediction, numero uno, numerology, numerous, numic, numidia, numidian, numidian crane, numina

Words related to numerousness

profusion, preponderance, advantage, lead, variety, multiplicity, bulk, majority, mass, most

Example sentences from the Web for numerousness

  • If memory consisted in the preservation of images,232 their numerousness would not weaken memory.

    Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 |Plotinos (Plotinus)

British Dictionary definitions for numerousness

numerous
/ (ˈnjuːmərəs) /

adjective

being many
consisting of many units or parts a numerous collection

Derived forms of numerous

numerously, adverb numerousness, noun