Meaning

3 senses
  1. Indefinitely large numerically; many.

    The reasons to refrain are numerous.

    zahlreich, vielzählig

    многочи́сленныйmnogočíslennyj

    багаточи́сельнийbahatočýselʹnyj, числе́ннийčyslénnyj

  2. Consisting of a large number of individuals or parts.

    amounting to a large indefinite number

  3. (archaic)Having many different qualities.

Examples

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  1. I've done that numerous of times.

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  2. Tom has been here numerous times.

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  3. Tom tried to call Mary numerous times.

    deTom versuchte mehrmals Mary anzurufen.

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  4. Tom is the author of numerous books.

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  5. Tom has been to Boston numerous times.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English numerous from Latin numerōsus (“numerous, abundant; harmonious”), from

From Middle English numerous from Latin numerōsus (“numerous, abundant; harmonious”), from numerus (“number”). Doublet of numerose. Analyzeable as numero- + -ous.

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Forms

more numerous, most numerous
Comparativemore numerous Lesson
Superlativemost numerous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • amounting to a large indefinite number:legion

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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