myriad
Plural: myriads
Noun
- A very large, indefinite number of things.
- a large indefinite number
- "he faced a myriad of details"
- the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
- Ten thousand; 10,000
- Ten thousand; 10,000
- Synonym of decamillennium: a period of 10000 years.
- A countless number or multitude (of specified things)
Adjective Satellite
- too numerous to be counted
- "myriad stars"
Adj
- Multifaceted, having innumerable elements
- Great in number; innumerable, multitudinous
Examples
- Earth hosts a myriad of animals.
- Earth hosts myriad animals.
- There are a myriad of possible plays, but only one perfect Scrabble word.
Origin / Etymology
From French myriade, from Late Latin mȳriadem (accusative of mȳrias), from Ancient Greek μυριάς (muriás, “number of 10,000”), from μυρίος (muríos, “numberless, countless, infinite”).
Synonyms
10000, countless, infinite, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, numberless, ten thousand, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable, decamillennium
Scrabble Score: 12
myriad: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmyriad: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
myriad: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary