different between generous vs innumerable

English

Etymology

From Middle French genereux, and its source, Latin gener?sus (“of noble birth”), from genus (“race, stock”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?d??n(?)??s/

Adjective

generous (comparative more generous, superlative most generous)

1. Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. [from 16th c.]

   Thank you for your generous words.

2. Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]

   She's been extremely generous with her winnings.

3. Large, more than ample, copious. [from 17th c.]

   Add a generous helping of mayonnaise.

4. Invigorating in its nature.

   a generous wine

5. (obsolete) Of noble birth. [16th-19th c.]

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:generous

Related terms

• generosity

Translations

English

Etymology

From in- +? numerable; from French innumérable, from Latin innumer?bilis, from in- +? numer?bilis.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??nu?m??.?b?l/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??nju?m??.?b?l/

Adjective

innumerable (comparative more innumerable, superlative most innumerable)

1. Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered, hence, indefinitely numerous; of great number.
   • 1889, Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

     Soon we could see the innumerable banners fluttering, and then the sun struck the sea of armor and set it all aflash.

Synonyms

• countless, numberless, unnumbered, untold; see also Thesaurus:innumerable

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin innumer?bilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /in.nu.m???a.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /in.nu.me??a.ble/

Adjective

innumerable (masculine and feminine plural innumerables)

1. innumerable

   Synonym: innombrable

Further reading

• “innumerable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “innumerable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “innumerable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “innumerable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin innumer?bilis, from in- +? numer?bilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inume??able/, [i.nu.me??a.??le]

Adjective

innumerable (plural innumerables)

1. innumerable

Further reading

• “innumerable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.