myriad
/ˈmɪɹi.æd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Ten thousand; 10,000
noun
Ten thousand; 10,000
adj
Great in number; innumerable, multitudinous.
Example Sentences
- "Earth hosts a myriad of animals."
- "O Myriads of immortal Spirits, O Powers / Matchleſs, but with th' Almighty, and that ſtrife / Was not inglorious, though th' event was dire,"
- "A myriad of beginnings to her intended discourse darted into her mind; but, as is usual in such cases, she chose the one the very worst suited to her purpose. "I never intend to marry," said she, in a faltering voice."
- "I saw battle-corpses, myriads of them, / And the white skeletons of young men, I saw them, / I saw the debris and debris of all the slain soldiers of the war, […]"
- "How far he surpassed them all may be felt if we remember that no Scythian, although the Scythians are reckoned by their myriads, has ever succeeded in dominating a foreign nation ..."
- "His crude additions, especially the inclusion of Herr Barkheimer, turned the collection into something resembling an orgy, complete with a myriad of sex devices."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῡρῐ́ος (mūrĭ́os) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek μῡρῐᾰ́ς (mūrĭắs)bor. Late Latin mȳriasbor. French myriade English myriad From French myriade, from Late Latin mȳriadem (accusative of mȳrias), from Ancient Greek μυριάς (muriás, “number of 10,000”), from μυρίος (muríos, “numberless, countless, infinite”). By surface analysis, myria- + -ad.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɪɹi.æd/
- British English: /ˈmɪɹi.æd/
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
tens of thousands
Frequently Paired Words
tens of thousands
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