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 wordmillion: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
million: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary