Myriad — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a large indefinite number

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪɹɪˌæd/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪɹɪˌad/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪɹɪˌad/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɪɹɪˌæd/.

Examples

he faced a myriad of details
incalculable riches
countless hours

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

countless ten thousand innumerous multitudinous unnumbered 10000 innumerable numberless unnumerable uncounted infinite unnumberable

Parts of Speech

noun	a large indefinite number “he faced a myriad of details”
noun	the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
adjective	too numerous to be counted “incalculable riches”

Word Forms

myriad	adjective	too numerous to be counted
countlessness	noun	a number beyond counting
infiniteness	noun	the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit
innumerableness	noun	a number beyond counting
multitude	noun	a large indefinite number
multitudinousness	noun	a very large number (especially of people)
myriad	noun	a large indefinite number

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unzählige

eine große unbestimmte Zahl

🇫🇷French

myriade

un grand nombre indéfini

🇪🇸Spanish

miríada

un gran número indefinido

🇮🇹Italian

miriade

un numero grande e indefinito

🇳🇱Dutch

myriade

🇵🇹Portuguese

miríade

um grande número indefinido

🇷🇺Russian

мириады

большое неопределенное число

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंख्य

एक बड़ी अनिश्चित संख्या

🇧🇩Bengali

অগণিত

একটি বড় অনির্দিষ্ট সংখ্যা

🇮🇳Tamil

எண்ணற்ற

ஒரு பெரிய காலவரையற்ற எண்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంఖ్యాకమైన

ఒక పెద్ద నిరవధిక సంఖ్య

🇮🇳Marathi

असंख्य

एक मोठी अनिश्चित संख्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંખ્ય

મોટી અનિશ્ચિત સંખ્યા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಂಖ್ಯಾತ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಅನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എണ്ണമറ്റ

ഒരു വലിയ അനിശ്ചിത സംഖ്യ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਗਿਣਤ

ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੀ ਅਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਸੰਖਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہزارہا

ایک بڑی غیر معینہ تعداد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无数

一个大的不定数

🇯🇵Japanese

無数の

大きな不定数

🇰🇷Korean

무수한

무한한 큰 숫자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô số

một số lượng lớn không xác định

🇹🇭Thai

มากมาย

จำนวนไม่ จำกัด ขนาดใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

banyak sekali

jumlah yang besar dan tidak terbatas

🇵🇭Filipino

napakarami

isang malaking hindi tiyak na bilang

🇲🇾Malay

pelbagai

bilangan tak tentu yang besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا تعد ولا تحصى

عدد كبير غير محدد

🇮🇷Persian

بی شمار

یک عدد نامحدود بزرگ

🇹🇷Turkish

sayısız

büyük, belirsiz bir sayı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִספָּר עָצוּם

מספר גדול בלתי מוגדר

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