hundreds

hun-dreds · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The plural of hundred; large numbers in the range of 100 to 999.

  2. 2.

    (informal) A very large but unspecified number.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    in the hundreds — Numbering between 100 and 999
  • •
    hundreds of — A large number of
  • •
    by the hundreds — In very large numbers

Related words

Antonyms: few, handful
See also: dozens, hundred, thousand
Synonyms: many, multitudes, scores

Etymology

From Old English hundred, from Proto-Germanic hundradą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European root meaning "hundred."