different between uncountable vs garlics

English

Etymology

un- +? countable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?ka?nt?b?l/

Adjective

uncountable (not comparable)

1. So many as to be incapable of being counted.

   The reasons for our failure were as uncountable as the grains of sand on a beach.

2. (mathematics) Incapable of being put into one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers or any subset thereof.

   Cantor’s “diagonal proof” shows that the set of real numbers is uncountable.

3. (grammar, of a noun) That cannot be used freely with numbers or the indefinite article, and therefore usually takes no plural form. Example: information.

   Many languages do not distinguish countable nouns from uncountable nouns.

   One meaning in law of the usually uncountable noun "information" is used in the plural and is countable.

Synonyms

• (too many to be counted): countless; see also Thesaurus:innumerable
• (grammar): non-count

Antonyms

• countable

Hypernyms

• (set theory): infinite

Derived terms

• uncountable noun
• uncountable set
• uncountably

Translations

Noun

uncountable (plural uncountables)

1. (grammar) An uncountable noun.
   • 1988, Anna Wierzbicka, The Semantics of Grammar (page 440)

     But inherent uncountables such as 'stuffs' can be conceptualized in two different ways, depending on whether they are viewed in terms of quantity or in terms of quality.

See also

• (mathematics) infinite
• (mathematics) innumerable
• (linguistics) mass noun
• (linguistics) singulare tantum
• Category:Uncountable nouns by language

English

Noun

garlics

1. (rare) plural of garlic
   • 1997, Chester Aaron, The Great Garlic Book: A Guide with Recipes

     "For all these reasons, they are not a commercially viable crop, which means that just about the only garlics you have ever found available in your..."

Usage notes

• The word garlic is usually uncountable. The plural garlics is used only when referring to multiple cultivars or possibly multiple instances of bulbs of garlic.

Verb

garlics

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of garlic