numerous
Adjective Satellite
- amounting to a large indefinite number
- "numerous times"
- "the family was numerous"
Det
- An indefinite large number of.
Adj
- Indefinitely large numerically; many.
- Consisting of a large number of individuals or parts.
Adjective
- Great in number; many.
Examples
- He had ’NUMEROUS’ options for plays, making the decision especially difficult.
- The reasons to refrain are numerous.
- There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.
- There are numerous reasons to refrain.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English numerous from Latin numerōsus (“numerous, abundant; harmonious”), from numerus (“number”). Doublet of numerose. Analyzeable as numero- + -ous.
Antonyms
;, a couple of, a few#Determiner, a handful of, one#Determiner, several#Determiner, unnumerous
Scrabble Score: 10
numerous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordnumerous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
numerous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
numerous: valid Words With Friends Word