German word

zahllos

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtsaːlloːs/

Meaning

  • adjectivecountless

Example

Es gibt zahllose Möglichkeiten.

There are countless possibilities.

Illustration for zahllos (countless)

More examples

In der Diskussion wurden zahllose Fragen aufgeworfen.

Countless questions were raised in the discussion.

Core concept

A vast crowd or collection stretches beyond any practical tally, with individual items still present but the total impossible to grasp at a glance.

Common phrases

  • zahllose Probleme

    countless problems

  • zahllose Fragen

    countless questions

Similar words

zahlreich: Present in large numbers.
unzählig: So numerous that the individual items cannot be counted.
unüberschaubar: So large in scale that the whole cannot be taken in at a glance.

Definition in German

So zahlreich, dass man sie nicht mehr zählen kann.

Word origin

The adjective combines German Zahl, 'number', with the suffix -los, meaning 'without', and literally describes something without a countable limit.

Usage tips

  • As an attributive adjective, zahllos takes normal German adjective endings, as in zahllose Möglichkeiten and zahlloser Einfallsreichtum.

Opposites

  • endlichfiniteadjective
  • zählbarcountableadjective

Related words

  • Zahllosigkeitcountlessnessnoun

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