What does numerous mean?

Definitions for numerous
ˈnu mər əs, ˈnyu-nu·mer·ous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. numerous, legion(p)adjective

    amounting to a large indefinite number

    "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion"

Wiktionary

  1. numerousadjective

    Indefinitely large numerically, many

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Numerousadjective

    Etymology: numerosus, Latin.

    Queen Elizabeth I was not so much observed for having a numerous, as a wise council. Francis Bacon.

    We reach our foes,
    Who now appear so numerous and bold. Edmund Waller.

    Thy heart, no ruder than the rugged stone,
    I might, like Orpheus, with my num’rous moan
    Melt to compassion. Edmund Waller.

    His verses are so numerous, so various, and so harmonious, that only Virgil , whom he professedly imitated, has surpassed him. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. numerous

    Numerous refers to a great number of a particular thing, existing or occurring in large quantity or amount, often implying too many to be counted or specified; multitude.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Numerousadjective

    consisting of a great number of units or individual objects; being many; as, a numerous army

  2. Numerousadjective

    consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical; measured and counted; melodious; musical

  3. Etymology: [L. numerosus. See Number.]

Editors Contribution

  1. numerous

    What is my numerouri. And why I here on earth

    Tell me all about me


    Submitted by Candy.crazy.insane on March 14, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'numerous' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3048

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'numerous' in Adjectives Frequency: #421

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of numerous in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of numerous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of numerous in a Sentence

  1. United States:

    I have been imprisoned since October 7, 2016. During this time the Turkish government has produced no proof and has rebuffed numerous attempts by the American government to secure my return to the United States, in fact they are treating the United States government with contempt and paying no price for it.

  2. Devin Nunes:

    I recently confirmed on numerous occasions the intelligence community incidentally collected intelligence.

  3. Major League Baseball:

    Major League Baseball has been actively considering numerous contingency plans that would allow play to commence once the public health situation has improved to the point that it is safe to do so, while we have discussed the idea of staging games at one location as one potential option, we have not settled on that option or developed a detailed plan.

  4. Choi Jung-hun:

    Even if a Chinese vaccine had already been approved, no drug is perfect and he would not take that risk when he has numerous shelters which can ensure almost complete isolation.

  5. Jeffrey Rosen:

    With those two exceptions, everyone who was physically present in United States was thought to be under its jurisdiction, there are numerous The Supreme Court cases that reaffirm that understanding, and almost as importantly, there are lots of congressional statutes that assume birthright citizenship.

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