Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Incapable of being counted; innumerable. See Synonyms at incalculable.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Incapable of being counted; without ascertained or ascertainable number; innumerable.
Wiktionary
- adj. Too many to count; innumerable or incalculable
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Incapable of being counted; not ascertainable; innumerable.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. too numerous to be counted
Examples
“Throughout my life I have used the word countless thousands of times and given many great comfort when I did use it.”
“Mr. �NOAM CHOMSKY (Former Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology): He studied what he called the countless small actions of unknown people that lead to the great moments that enter the historical record.”
“Brooks, and Chief Dave Snowden, who authorized me to train countless times on city time.”
“Not only was our regular route structure an adventurer's dream, but Pan Am was often called upon to participate in countless evacuations and missions of mercy, which added to our sense of excitement and expansiveness.”
The Huffington Post: Helen Davey: Tales of Pan Am: "The Pool"
“People are no longer looking like people and while this strange display is laid out in countless magazine editorials for countless years now, could it be that this increasingly peculiar parade of bizarrely enhanced features is finally striking a cord with the public and celebrities?”
“Your books contain countless references to musical work -- everything from rock to opera to jazz.”
“I've been in countless arguments that can be definitively altered just by stating ones background or identity.”
“Spitting on a person has been established in countless cases to be assault.”
““Recycled” cash adds to the GDP in countless examples.”
“Stoker's "Dracula" is available in countless editions, and since its publication, countless other authors have exploited the vampire in chief's undying appeal.”
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