Definition of MILLION

million

Plural: millions

Noun

  • the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
  • a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
    • "there were millions of flies"
  • pl. -S a number

Adjective Satellite

  • (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units

Num

  • The cardinal number 1 000 000: 10⁶; a thousand thousand.
  • An unspecified very large number.

Examples

  • "I can think of millions of reasons not to go."
  • "I told you a million times before."

Origin / Etymology

From Old French, from Italian milione (“million”, from mille (“thousand”, from Latin mille) + -one). Compare -illion.

Synonyms

1000000, billion, gazillion, jillion, meg, one thousand thousand, trillion, zillion, M, M., MM, MM., m, m., mil, mil., mln, mln., mn, mn.

Scrabble Score: 9

million: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
million: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
million: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

million is a valid Words With Friends word