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Numerable vs. Numerous
Numerable
Examples:
Her achievements were too numerable to list in one meeting.The stars in the galaxy are beyond numerable by human count.These files on the server are vast yet still numerable.
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Numerous
/ˈnjuːmərəs/Examples:
"The Montresors," I replied, "were a great and numerous family."I concoct numerous ideas, fantasies for escape.Also he owed numerous debts.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Numerable is about the ability to count; if something is numerable, you can list its elements one by one.
- Numerous refers to a large quantity; if something is numerous, there are a lot of it.
- Remember that numerable ends in -able; this suffix often suggests capability or possibility, like countable.
- Numerous has the -ous suffix, commonly used for adjectives describing abundance.
- Think: numerable - can count, numerous - a lot.
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