Uncountable: meaning, definitions and examples

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uncountable

[ ʌnˈkaʊntəb(ə)l ]

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grammar

Describing a noun that cannot be counted as separate units, such as 'water' or 'knowledge'.

Synonyms

Examples of usage

Water is an uncountable noun.
She has a lot of knowledge, which is an uncountable asset.

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mathematics

Referring to a set that cannot be put into one-to-one correspondence with the set of natural numbers.

Synonyms

Examples of usage

The set of real numbers is uncountable.

Translations

Translations of the word "uncountable" in other languages:

🇵🇹 incontável

🇮🇳 अगणनीय

🇩🇪 unzählbar

🇮🇩 tak terhitung

🇺🇦 незліченний

🇵🇱 niezliczony

🇯🇵 数え切れない

🇫🇷 innombrable

🇪🇸 incontable

🇹🇷 sayısız

🇰🇷 셀 수 없는

🇸🇦 لا يُعَدّ

🇨🇿 nepočitatelný

🇸🇰 nepočítateľný

🇨🇳 无数的

🇸🇮 nešteto

🇮🇸 óteljandi

🇰🇿 сансыз

🇬🇪 გაუთვლელი

🇦🇿 saysız

🇲🇽 incontable

Word origin

The word 'uncountable' originated in the mid-17th century from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'countable', ultimately derived from the Latin word 'computare' meaning 'to count'. It has been used in various fields such as grammar and mathematics to describe entities that cannot be counted individually.