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Definition of Countless

1. Adjective. Too numerous to be counted. "Untold thousands"

Definition of Countless

1. a. Incapable of being counted; not ascertainable; innumerable.

Definition of Countless

1. Adjective. Too many to count; innumerable or incalculable ¹

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Definition of Countless

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Countless

Literary usage of Countless

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biennial Report by Oregon Board of Horticulture (1921)
"They soon realized their mistake, however, for scab readily attacks all foliage and, if left unsprayed, the leaves produce in a short time countless myriads ..."

2. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1883)
"... it is owing principally to the presence of countless numbers of little shrimps. Other crustaceans are equally noted in this respect. ..."

3. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"Of the countless editions which were produced of his works during the short period of their popularity, scarcely any are now to be seen, and it would be ..."

4. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1877)
"Each poison has a specific property, always bringing out the same disease through countless ages. From the time when man was first attacked by them, ..."

5. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"As for the causes of the ruin of Spain, they are countless; and it may be said that its history will ever remain one of the most instructive in the world; ..."

6. The Quarterly Review by John Gibson Lockhart, George Walter Prothero, William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, Baron Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, Sir William Smith (1902)
"... notified throughout the country, so that the countless people may be taught what is the light in which they are to regard this subject' ..."

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