Definition of MYRIAD

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”).

Scrabble Score: 12

myriad: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
myriad: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
myriad: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

myriad: valid Words With Friends Word