different between numberless vs cumberless

numberless

English

Etymology

number +? -less.

Adjective

numberless (not comparable)

  1. Without number; having too many to count.
    The stars are as numberless as the grains of sand on a beach.
    • 1923, Walter de la Mare, Seaton's Aunt
      The lunch [] consisted [] of [] lobster mayonnaise, cold game sausages, an immense veal and ham pie farced with eggs, truffles, and numberless delicious flavours; besides kickshaws, creams and sweetmeats.

Synonyms

  • (without number): countless, endless; see also Thesaurus:innumerable

numberless From the web:

  • numberless what is the meaning
  • what are numberless word problems
  • what is numberless card
  • what is a numberless scale


cumberless

English

Etymology

cumber +? -less

Adjective

cumberless (comparative more cumberless, superlative most cumberless)

  1. unencumbered
    • 1831, James Hogg, The Skylark
      Bird of the wilderness,
      Blithesome and cumberless, / Sweet be thy matin o'er moorland and lea.
    • 1800, Annual Register (volume 4, page 7)
      [] a train of women (with their cumberless retinue) belonging to the prince and the great officers.

cumberless From the web:

+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like