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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, 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 무수한, 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


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