Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Multifaceted, having innumerable elements.

  2. (not comparable)Great in number; innumerable, multitudinous.

    Earth hosts myriad animals.

    unzählig

    мириадыmiriady

More definitions
  • too numerous to be counted

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Ziri's mind ran through a myriad of options.

  2. Designs are available in a myriad of colors.

  3. There are myriad reasons why this project might fail.

  4. The night sky was filled with a myriad of stars.

    ruНочное небо было усеяно мириадами звёзд. — marafon

  5. We entered this world to experience life in its myriad forms.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
great in number:

Origin

From French myriade, from Late Latin mȳriadem (accusative of mȳrias), from Ancient Greek μ

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”). By surface analysis, myria- + -ad.

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Synonyms

10 synonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedplethora
Derivedmyriadly

See also

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