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nu·mer·ous  (nmr-s, ny-)
adj.
Amounting to a large number; many.

[Middle English, from Latin numersus, from numerus, number; see number.]

numer·ous·ly adv.
numer·ous·ness n.

numerous [ˈnjuːmərəs]
adj
1. being many
2. consisting of many units or parts a numerous collection
numerously  adv
numerousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.numerous - amounting to a large indefinite number; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion"
many - a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"

numerous
adjective many, several, countless, lots, abundant, plentiful, innumerable, copious, manifold, umpteen (informal), profuse, thick on the ground Such crimes were just as numerous then as they are today. She made numerous attempts to diet, but her weight still soared.
few, not many, scarcely any
Translations
numerous [ˈnjuːmərəs] ADJnumeroso
in numerous casesen numerosos casos
numerous people believe thatmucha gente cree que ...

numerous [ˈnjuːmərəs] adj [examples, attempts, problems] → nombreux/euse
Despite numerous attempts I have been unable to find a job → Malgré de nombreuses tentatives je n'ai pas pu trouver de travail.
on numerous occasions → à de multiples reprises

numerous
adjzahlreich; familykinderreich; on numerous occasionsbei vielen Gelegenheiten; it happened numerous timeses geschah sehr oft

numerous [ˈnjuːmrəs] adjnumeroso/a
numerous [ˈnjuːmrəs] adjnumeroso/a

numerous
adj numerous [ˈnjuːmərəs]
very many His faults are too numerous to mention. verskeie, heelwat عَديد، كَثير، مُتَعَدِّد многоброен (po)četný for mange zahlreich πολυάριθμος numeroso arvukas بيشمار؛ بسيار lukuisa nombreux רַבִּים बहुत ज्यादा, परमेश्वर सम्बन्दी mnogobrojan,brojan számos banyak (fjöl)margir numeroso 多くの 매우 많은 gausus, skaitlingas daudz banyak sekali talrijk tallrik(e), omfattende liczny inúmero nu­me­ros многочисленный početný številen brojan talrik, många มากมาย pek çok, sayısız 為數眾多的 численний متعدد nhiều

numerous متعدد četný adskillige zahlreich πολυάριθμος numeroso lukuisa nombreux brojan numeroso 多数の 매우 많은 talrijk tallrik liczny numeroso многочисленный otalig มากมาย sayısız nhiều 无数的


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Then, between that and the midday meal, were drinks numerous enough to develop a pleasant jingle.
Thou art not stone; but already hast thou become hollow by the numerous drops.
A numerous nobility causeth poverty, and inconvenience in a state; for it is a surcharge of expense; and besides, it being of necessity, that many of the nobility fall, in time, to be weak in fortune, it maketh a kind of disproportion, between honor and means.
 
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