countless — English Dictionary

Determiner

1. A huge and uncountable number of; too many to count; innumerable.

   Usage

   • of a count noun

   Antonyms

   a couple ofa fewa handful ofseveralonezerono

   Broader terms

   manynumerousmultiplevarious

   Examples

   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.

Adjective

1. Synonym of uncountable.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   The stars in the sky are countless.

2. Too large to be counted to.

   Usage

   • not-comparable
   • of a number

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   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; […]

Adjective

1. too numerous to be counted

   Synonyms

   infiniteinnumerableinnumerousmultitudinousmyriadnumberlessuncountedunnumberableunnumberedunnumerable

   Examples

   countless hours

   an infinite number of reasons

   More examples (3)

   innumerable difficulties

   the multitudinous seas

   myriad stars