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Innumerable vs Copious - What's the difference?

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Innumerable is a related term of copious.


As adjectives the difference between innumerable and copious

is that innumerable is not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered, hence, indefinitely numerous; of great number while copious is great in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.

innumerable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered, hence, indefinitely numerous; of great number.
  • * (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

    copious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Great in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. ยง 18.
    • These loose hints I have thrown together, in order to excite the curiosity of philosophers, and beget a suspicion at least, if not a full persuasion, that this subject is very copious ,
  • Having an abundant supply.
  • Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style.

    • Related terms

    * copiously * copiousness

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