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unnumbered

C2
adjective

Pronunciation

UK

  • /ʌnnˈʌmbəd/

US

  • /ʌnnˈʌmbərd/

Description

Imagine a vast beach stretching as far as the eye can see. You could try to count the grains of sand, but it would take forever. That is where "unnumbered" comes in. It can mean something has no number on it, like unnumbered pages in a manuscript, or that there are so many of something that counting feels impossible. People often use it in a figurative way, as in unnumbered blessings or unnumbered stars, to give a sense of abundance and endlessness. The word usually suggests either no numerical label or a quantity beyond easy counting.

Examples

  1. 1

    Manuscript pages

    In this old manuscript, the pages are unnumbered.

  2. 2

    Addresses

    The cottages along the road were unnumbered, so delivery drivers often got lost.

  3. 3

    Large number

    The disaster left unnumbered families grieving across the region.

    • Meaning

      unnumbered

      so many that no exact number is given

Forms and spellings

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Main spelling

  • unnumberedadjective