Numerous

Numerous

Adjective · /ˈnjuː.mər.əs/

Definition

Great in number; many; consisting of many members or items; forming a large set.

Origin

From Latin numerosus (numerous, containing many, harmonious in rhythm — from the sense of having many measured beats), from numerus (number), from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (to assign, to allot). The Latin word carrying both the quantitative sense (many in number) and a musical/rhythmic sense (having many measured beats — a numerosus style in Latin rhetoric being one with a pleasing rhythmic flow). The English word retaining only the quantitative sense. Related to number, numeral, numerate, numerical, enumerate, innumerable.