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numerous

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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
Adjective
1. many: they carried out numerous bombings
2. consisting of a large number of people or things: the cast is not as numerous as one might suppose
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 << OPPOSITE few
Translations

numerous [ˈnjuːmərəs] adjnumeroso, muchos
numerous [ˈnjuːmərəs] adjnombreux/euse
numerous [ˈnjuːmərəs] adjzahlreich
numerous [ˈnjuːmərəs] adjnumeroso/a

numerous
adj numerous [ˈnjuːmərəs]
very many His faults are too numerous to mention.verskeie, heelwatعَديد، كَثير، مُتَعَدِّدмногоброен(po)četnýfor mangezahlreichπολυάριθμοςnumerosoarvukasبيشمار؛ بسيارlukuisanombreuxרַבִּיםबहुत ज्यादा, परमेश्वर सम्बन्दीmnogobrojan,brojanszámosbanyak(fjöl)margirnumeroso多くの무수한, 매우 많은gausus, skaitlingasdaudzbanyak sekalitalrijktallrik(e), omfattendelicznyinúmeronu­me­rosмногочисленныйpočetnýštevilenbrojantalrik, mångaมากมายpek çok, sayısız為數眾多的численнийمتعددnhiều

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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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