Adjective : numerous visits; numerous fish. ,Recent audiences have been more numerous. From Dictionary.com.
The astonished Portuguese did not know what to think of this new phenomenon, but its "numerousness," if we may so call it, caused it to altogether outweigh the influence of the first prediction, and there were no further symptoms of revolt against the French. From Wordnik.com. [Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889] Reference
But numerousness is a new factor, or new disturbance, to our explorations. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of the Damned] Reference
As a striking proof, besides, of the numerousness of the natives, I beg leave to state, that Governor. From Wordnik.com. [The Expedition to Botany Bay] Reference
This boldness of the consul, and the numerousness of his army, double theirs, startled the Carthaginians; but. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans] Reference
They were used to a living environment where they didn't need to be cautious; their numerousness made them indestructible. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference
Out of 600 such letters -- a typical day's grist -- the chances are but half will be written in Italian, followed in the order of their numerousness, by those inscribed in Polish, French and Scandinavian. From Wordnik.com. [The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919] Reference
While signaling to the reader the fact that "every body" encompasses various degrees of numerousness, while signaling, that is, the fact that there are crowds Emma will join and crowds she won't, that passage likewise indexes Austen's participation in a project of social theory that had preoccupied the moralists of the previous century. From Wordnik.com. [Social Theory at Box Hill: Acts of Union] Reference
I need not dwell upon the numerousness that is suggested. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII] Reference
Their most striking peculiarity was, as Mrs. Malaprop would say, "his numerousness.". From Wordnik.com. [Janey Canuck in the West] Reference
I say, then, that small sins, by reason of their numerousness, have a terrible accumulative power. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes] Reference
That these, in the main, correct statements, are still too indefinite, is shown even by their numerousness. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Ethics. Volume II.���Pure Ethics.] Reference
A population, notable chiefly for its numerousness and lack of cleanliness, presented itself at every door, but little merriment was heard in the alleys of Athenry. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Wonders] Reference
The nobility of Poland differed from that of Other countries not only in its supreme political and social position, but also in its numerousness, character, and internal constitution. From Wordnik.com. [Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician]
Finally, the revelation of the seven thousand -- a round number, which expresses the sacredness as well as the numerousness of the elect, hidden ones -- rebukes the hasty assumption of his being left alone. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII] Reference
Mention'd also the difficulty of the imployment by reason of the numerousness of Goods and hard to distinguish them, many not being marked; whereas Books, the price of them was set down, and so could sell them readily. From Wordnik.com. [Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society] Reference
By degrees he drew out a statement of Mrs. Hilbrough's resources for a reception, and he could not conceal from her the fact that they seemed too small, for numerousness is rather indispensable to this species of entertainment. From Wordnik.com. [The Faith Doctor A Story of New York] Reference
He took notice of his own riches and honours, the numerousness of his family, and the high posts to which he was advanced, that he was the darling of the prince and the idol of the court; and yet all this avails him nothing as long as Mordecai is unhanged. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume II (Joshua to Esther)] Reference
The thought recurs to the sublime contrast between the pathetic numerousness of the successors of Aaron, "not suffered to continue by reason of death," and the singleness, the "unsuccessional" identity for ever, of the true Melchizedek, who abides eternally. From Wordnik.com. [Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews] Reference
His mode of composition was in like manner vigorous and hasty; though his sentences have all the appearance of being measured; but it was his custom to speak no less than to write with a studious attention to the numerousness of his phrase, so that he was enabled to do that by habit which others usually accomplish by a particular effort. From Wordnik.com. [Lives of the English Poets]
And Herbert Spencer, has this to say of this phase of the subject, "It is almost a truism to say that in proportion to the numerousness of the objects that can be distinguished, and in proportion to the variety of coexistences and sequences that can be severally responded to, must be the number and rapidity and variety of the changes within the organism -- must be the amount of vitality.". From Wordnik.com. [A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga] Reference
Duncan Imrie, the heelcutter in the Flesh-Market Close, are still above board to bear solemn testimony to the grandness of the occasion, and the uncountable numerousness of the company, with such a display of mutton-broth, swimming thick with raisins, -- and roasted jiggets of lamb, -- to say nothing of mashed turnips and champed potatoes, -- as had not been seen in the wide parish of Dalkeith in the memory of man. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith] Reference
Duncan Imrie, the heelcutter in the Flesh-Market Close, are still above board to bear solemn testimony to the grandness of the occasion, and the uncountable numerousness of the company, with such a display of mutton - broth, swimming thick with raisins, -- and roasted jiggets of lamb, -- to say nothing of mashed turnips and champed potatoes, -- as had not been seen in the wide parish of Dalkeith in the memory of man. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself] Reference
The numerousness of these stars had, Goebbels admitted, been a bit of a surprise to Berlin’s non-Jewish citizens–the Jews had been so adept at concealing their presence. From Wordnik.com. [Sealing Their Fate] Reference
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