legion
54
5.1
- noun
- /ˈliːdʒən/
:
multitud
- Throughout this past summer, in the long-suffering hills of western Rwanda, legions of farmers toiled at their sloped plots.
- a legion of fans
- a legion of historians
Tim's a friend of mine and his website has legions of super fans.
- Tim's a friend of mine and his website has legions of super fans.
- Following it is basically just an entire legion of zombies.
- Now imagine an entire legion of these people.
- What else have scientists learnt from the legions of legume research that is going on?
- So I realized quickly on that there's no cornerstone to Star, that she has a legion of people that love her regardless.
- The pursuit of expensive drugs designed to kill HIV will be irrelevant, as will be the work of the legions of HIV researchers.
- Like, you have a voice and a point of view and fanbase and, you know, legions of of very loyal people that care very much what you have to say.
- They use terrible and very freakish events to push forward, and behind them is a whole legion of hell.
- And I remember being in a bath of different wacky herbs covering these legions.
Examples
-
I will never understand why the poor old man chose me from among a legion of viable candidates.
Fiction book (1995) -
Now imagine an entire legion of these people.
-
In fact, it seems as if the entire legion is all you can see.
-
In Chicago, there were legions of colored ladies who looked, moved, and sounded just like her.
Academic text (2012) -
Tim's a friend of mine and his website has legions of super fans.
-
A former chairman of the NASDAQ, he attracted a devoted legion of investment clients from Florida retirees to celebrities.
-
There were legions of fans waiting outside the concert venue for a glimpse of the singer.
-
After the storm, legions of volunteers helped clean up the affected areas.
-
The museum attracted legions of visitors eager to see the new dinosaur exhibit.
Synonyms
69
9.9
A very large group of people, often soldiers
68
3.4
A large moving group of people or animals that seems hard to control and overwhelming
36
6.8
A very large number of things or people
15
5.6
A large group of ordinary people in a society
4
9.5
A large group of people or things
Antonyms
Compounds
11
3.5
A large U.S. group of military veterans who support each other and promote national pride
1
6.7
A military unit of volunteers from other countries who serve in a country's army
How Numerous
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word legion comes from the Latin legio, from legere meaning 'to gather'. Because it originally meant a large gathered group, legion now means a very large number or multitude.