uncountable
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From un- + countable.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ʌnˈkaʊntəbl̩/
=== Adjective ===
uncountable (not comparable)
So many as to be incapable of being counted.
Synonyms: countless, uncounted, numberless, innumerable; see also Thesaurus:innumerable
Antonym: countable
(mathematics) Incapable of being put into one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers or any subset thereof.
Antonym: countable
Hypernym: infinite
(grammar, of a noun) That cannot be used freely with numbers or the indefinite article, and therefore usually takes no plural form. Example: information.
Synonyms: noncount, non-count
Antonym: countable
==== Derived terms ====
==== Translations ====
=== Noun ===
uncountable (plural uncountables)
(grammar) A noun that is uncountable.
Synonyms: mass noun, noncount noun, non-count noun, uncountable noun
Antonyms: countable, count noun, countable noun
=== See also ===
(linguistics):
singulare tantum
universal grinder, universal packager, universal sorter
Category:Uncountable nouns by language