French word

myriade

Pronunciation

IPA/miʁjad/

Meaning

  • feminine nounmyriad

Example

Il y a une myriade d'étoiles dans le ciel ce soir.

There is a myriad of stars in the sky tonight.

Illustration for myriade (myriad)

More examples

Il a sauvegardé une myriade de photos sur le cloud.

He saved a myriad of photos on the cloud.

Core concept

A sky filled with so many separate stars that their total seems impossible to count.

Common phrases

  • une myriade de possibilités

    a myriad of possibilities

  • une myriade de photos

    a myriad of photos

Similar words

tas: An informal collection of many things or matters.
nombre: The number or total count of something.
quantité: The amount or quantity of something.
multitude: The state of having a very large number of individuals.

Definition in French

Très grand nombre de choses ou de personnes, souvent considéré comme innombrable.

Word origin

French myriade comes from Greek μυριάς, meaning 'ten thousand', through Latin and Old French; the concrete number developed into a sense of vast multitude.

Usage tips

  • Myriade is feminine and normally appears as une myriade de followed by a noun, as in une myriade d'étoiles.

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