See Also: myriad(dictionary)
myriad 1, adjective(dictionary)
myriad 2, noun(dictionary)

leafy (oh) and myriad (iou)


leafy (oh)



having a lot of leaves
::leafy green Vegetables such as spinach
having a lot of trees and plants
::a leafy suburb

myriad (iou)



myriad noun & adjective. M16.
[Late Latin myriad-, -as from Greek muriad-, -as, from murios countless, innumerable, pl. murioi ten thousand: see -AD1.]
A. noun.
Chiefly Classical History. A unit of ten thousand. M16.
a. In pl. Countless numbers, hosts, (of). M16.
C. Chaplin Broadway..began to light up with myriads of coloured electric bulbs. A. C. Clarke Yet though myriads sought forgetfulness, even more found satisfaction.
b. A countless number, a host, (of). E18.
F. W. Robertson A myriad of different universes.
b. adjective.
a. With pl. noun: existing in myriads; of indefinitely great number; countless, innumerable. Chiefly literary. L18.
Chambers's Journal For the trespasser, the dangers were myriad. S. J. Perelman The myriad twinkling lights of Los Angeles.
b. With sing. noun: consisting of myriads; having countless phases or aspects. Chiefly literary. E19.
W. Faulkner Her myriad and sunken face. R. C. Zaehner The myriad sum-total of ever-reincarnating souls.
Chiefly Classical History. Ten thousand. rare. L19.
myriadfold adjective & noun (literary) (a) noun an infinitely large amount (used adverbially); (b) adjective countless, innumerable; having innumerable aspects or features: E18.
myriadth adjective (chiefly literary) that is a very minute part of a whole E19.