numberless

/ˈnʌmbələs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnʌmbərləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnəm-bər-ləs/ (ame, mw)

numberless — adjective

  • numberlesspositive
  • more numberlesscomparative
  • most numberlesssuperlative

1. present in such large numbers that no one could count them all

1.形容詞C1
釋義

present in such large numbers that no one could count them all

例句

After the storm, numberless leaves covered the school playground.

numberless + plural noun

At dusk, Mei watched numberless stars brighten above the lake.

literary image: numberless stars

同義詞
  • countless

    more common in everyday English and less literary in tone

  • innumerable

    more formal and often used in careful writing

  • myriad

    often suggests both large quantity and variety

  • numerous

    simply means many, without the stronger sense of uncountability

反義詞
  • few

    means only a small number

  • countable

    can be counted clearly or exactly

文法句型

numberless + plural noun

用法筆記

Mostly literary or formal, and usually placed before a plural noun such as stars, leaves, or worries. In everyday English, speakers more often choose countless.

常見錯誤

❌We bought numberless rice at the shop.
✅We bought a lot of rice at the shop.
💡numberless normally modifies plural count nouns, not uncountable nouns like rice.
❌The guests were numberless in the hall.
✅There were countless guests in the hall.
💡numberless is mainly used before a noun; predicative use sounds old-fashioned or unnatural in everyday English.