English Explanatory Dictionary

uncountable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. So many as to be incapable of being counted.
  2. Incapable of being put into one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers or any subset thereof.
  3. That cannot be used freely with numbers or the indefinite article, and therefore usually takes no plural form. Example: information.
noun
  1. A noun that is uncountable.

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈkaʊntəbl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uncountable.wav

Word forms

uncountable uncountables

Etymology

From un- + countable.

Synonyms

countless uncounted numberless innumerable uncountable unnumberable unnumbered untold noncount non-count mass noun noncount noun non-count noun uncountable noun

Antonyms

countable count noun countable noun

Related words

singulare tantum universal grinder universal packager universal sorter

Derived words

uncountability uncountable noun uncountable set uncountably
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