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Umpteen vs Countless - What's the difference?

umpteen | countless |

As a determiner umpteen

is relatively large but unspecified in number.

As an adjective countless is

too many to count; innumerable or incalculable.

umpteen

English

Determiner

(wikipedia umpteen) (-)
  • Relatively large but unspecified in number.
  • She's taking umpteen friends with her to the party.

    Derived terms

    * umpteenth

    countless

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Too many to count; innumerable or incalculable
  • There is a countless number of stars