innumerate

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word innumerate. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word innumerate, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say innumerate in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word innumerate you have here. The definition of the word innumerate will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofinnumerate, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ numerate.

Adjective

innumerate (comparative more innumerate, superlative most innumerate)

  1. Lacking numeracy.

Noun

innumerate (plural innumerates)

  1. One who lacks numeracy skills.
    • 2009 October 6, Clyde Haberman, “Regarding Jonah, Dinkins, Bloomberg and the Importance of a Yankees Victory”, in New York Times:
      Some innumerates simply refuse to accept that this decade, this century, this millennium all began on Jan. 1, 2001.