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- [uhn-koun-tuh-buh l]
- /ʌnˈkaʊn tə bəl/
- /ʌnˈkaʊn.tə.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-koun-tuh-buh l]
- /ʌnˈkaʊn tə bəl/
Definitions of uncountable word
- adjective uncountable not countable; incapable of having the total precisely ascertained: uncountable colonies of bacteria; uncountable kindnesses and small favors. 1
- adjective uncountable indefinitely large in number; infinite: the uncountable days of eternity. 1
- adjective uncountable noun: of mass not number 1
- adjective uncountable numerous 1
- adjective uncountable too many to be counted; innumerable 0
- adjective uncountable denoting a noun that does not refer to an isolable object 0
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Origin of uncountable
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at un-1, countable
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Parts of speech for Uncountable
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uncountable popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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uncountable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for uncountable
adj uncountable
- alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
- beyond measure — If you say that something has changed or that it has affected you beyond measure, you are emphasizing that it has done this to a great extent.
- countless — Countless means very many.
- fluctuant — fluctuating; varying; unstable.
- heaper — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
adjective uncountable
- indeterminable — not determinable; incapable of being ascertained.
- jillion — an indefinitely vast number; zillion.
- myriad — a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
- numberless — innumerable; countless; myriad.
- zillion — an extremely large, indeterminate number.
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