Definitions
- Describing a large number of things that cannot be counted or enumerated. - Referring to an indefinite or immeasurable quantity of something. - Talking about a vast or boundless amount of something.
- Describing an extremely large number of things that cannot be counted or enumerated. - Referring to a countless or infinite quantity of something. - Talking about a vast or boundless amount of something.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words refer to a large, immeasurable quantity of something.
- 2Both words can be used to describe a vast or boundless amount of something.
- 3Both words are adjectives that cannot be counted.
What is the difference?
- 1Usage: Innumerous is less common than innumerable and is often considered archaic or outdated.
- 2Meaning: Innumerous implies a large but indefinite or immeasurable quantity, while innumerable implies an extremely large and countless quantity.
- 3Connotation: Innumerous can have a more poetic or literary connotation, while innumerable is more commonly used in everyday language.
- 4Form: Innumerous is formed by adding the suffix -ous to the noun innumerate, while innumerable is formed by adding the suffix -able to the noun numeral.
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Innumerous and innumerable are synonyms that both describe a large, immeasurable quantity of something. However, innumerous is less common and implies a large but indefinite or immeasurable quantity, while innumerable is more commonly used and implies an extremely large and countless quantity.
