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uncountable

un·count·a·ble
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-koun-tuh-buh l]
    • /ʌnˈkaʊn tə bəl/
    • /ʌnˈkaʊn.tə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

uncountable usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms 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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