Quantity |
What it normally means |
A single |
1 |
A couple |
2 |
Few |
a relatively small number |
A few |
2 to 4 |
A few hundred |
200 to 400 |
A few thousand |
2000 to 4000 |
Several |
At least 5 |
Several hundred |
At least 500 |
Several thousand |
At least 5000 |
A handful |
5 to 10 |
Dozens |
12 to 120 |
Hundreds |
100 to 1000 |
Thousands |
1000 to 10000 |
A bunch |
At least 20 |
Plenty |
At least 50 |
Many |
a high number, less than "a lot" |
A lot |
a relatively high number |
Lots |
multiple of a relatively high number |
Loads |
synonym of "lots" |
None |
0 |
Any |
At least 1 |
Both |
2 |
All |
At least 3 |
Most |
More than 50% of the set |
Some |
Less than 50% of the set |
Umpteen |
a high number, usually above 100 |
Zillion |
a high number, usually above 1M |
Jillion |
synonym of "zillion" |
Gazillion |
an EXTREMELY high number, above 10^100 |
Bajillion |
synonym of "gazillion" |