अपार (apaar)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'immense, boundless' -- used for things too vast to measure, like love, wealth, or crowds.
Sense 1 : immense, boundless, immeasurable
adjective
Synonyms: अनंत (anant, limitless/endless), असीम (asiim), बेहिसाब (behisaab, colloquial), बहुत ज़्यादा (bahut zyaadaa, everyday, less formal)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This word carries a slightly literary or elevated flavor -- you will meet it often in news reports (अपार जनसमूह, apaar janasmooh, 'an immense crowd'), devotional contexts, or heartfelt speeches, more than in casual chai-time chat. It sits a notch above everyday words like बहुत (bahut) in formality, similar to how English speakers reach for 'immense' rather than 'a lot' when the emotional stakes are higher.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use अपार (apaar) interchangeably with बहुत (bahut, 'a lot'), but अपार (apaar) is reserved for abstract or emotionally weighty quantities -- love, patience, wealth, crowds, grief -- not everyday countable things; you would not say अपार सेब (apaar seb) for 'a lot of apples.' 2) It almost always pairs with abstract nouns like प्यार (pyaar, love), धन (dhan, wealth), जनसमूह (janasmooh, crowd/mass of people), or दुःख (duhkh, sorrow) -- using it with small concrete objects sounds odd.
Sample Sentences:
उसे अपने माता-पिता से अपार प्यार मिला। He received immense love from his parents.
(use apne maataa-pitaa se apaar pyaar milaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
स्टेशन पर अपार जनसमूह इकट्ठा हो गया था। An immense crowd had gathered at the station.
(steshan par apaar janasmooh ikatthaa ho gayaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस नेता की जनता में अपार लोकप्रियता है। This leader has immense popularity among the people.
(is netaa kii jantaa men apaar lokapriytaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
भगवान की कृपा अपार होती है। God's grace is boundless.
(bhagvaan kii kripaa apaar hotii hai।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यदि उसमें अपार धैर्य न होता, तो वह यह काम कभी पूरा न कर पाता। If he had not had immense patience, he would never have been able to finish this work.
(yadi usmen apaar dhairy n hotaa, to vah yah kaam kabhii pooraa n kar paataa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
समुद्र की अपार गहराई देखकर वह चकित रह गया। Seeing the immense depth of the ocean, he was left astonished.
(samudr kii apaar gahraaii dekhkar vah chakit rah gayaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश मुझमें भी उसके जैसा अपार आत्मविश्वास होता। I wish I too had immense self-confidence like him.
(kaash mujhmen bhii uske jaisaa apaar aatmvishvaas hotaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
इस परियोजना से देश को अपार लाभ होगा। The country will gain immense benefit from this project.
(is pariyojnaa se desh ko apaar laabh hogaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अपार संपत्ति होने पर भी वह सुखी नहीं था। Even with immense wealth, he was not happy.
(apaar sampatti hone par bhii vah sukhii nahiin thaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
उस साधु की तपस्या से उसे अपार शक्ति प्राप्त हुई। Through that sage's penance, he attained boundless power.
(us saadhu kii tapasyaa se use apaar shakti praapt huii।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: अपार (apaar)