Meaning

1 senses
  1. An indefinite large number of.

    There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.

    There are numerous reasons to refrain.

Examples

177 sentences
  1. I've done that numerous of times.

  2. Tom has been here numerous times.

  3. Tom tried to call Mary numerous times.

    deTom versuchte mehrmals Mary anzurufen. — Kuraimegami

  4. Tom is the author of numerous books.

  5. Tom has been to Boston numerous times.

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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Synonyms

1 synonyms

Antonyms

5 antonyms
a couple ofa fewa handful ofnoA1oneA1

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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