manifold
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- adjective
- /ˈmænɪˌfoʊld/
- Formal
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múltiple
- His interests are manifold, including hiking, painting, and playing the guitar.
- manifold ways
- manifold possibilities
- manifold challenges
The true nature of stress is manifold and complex, and lots of things can happen.
- The true nature of stress is manifold and complex, and lots of things can happen.
- If they're honest, they'll tell you whatever the manifold reasons might be.
- So the ways of getting out of the prisoner's dilemma, the problem of the Commons are manifold.
- So, so if we if we read a script that doesn't quite work for us, then obviously the issues are are manifold.
- I mean, I, I, I can honestly say for all my many manifold faults, I've never tried to like make people shut up.
Examples
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The true nature of stress is manifold and complex, and lots of things can happen.
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Even in the practical affairs of everyday life, following the law of laws leads to manifold manifest absurdities.
Academic text (1991) -
Incorporating local and social history into the larger subject of U.S. history yields manifold benefits.
Academic text (1993) -
Arts education is a manifold tapestry that meets the needs of our nation's diverse youth.
Academic text (1994) -
The city and all its manifold delights await you.
Fiction book (1994) -
There are, of course, manifold ways of evoking or provoking this change in perspective.
Academic text (1993) -
The significance of the presence of these techniques in the Buddhist texts is manifold.
Academic text (1990) -
Are not our lives varied and manifold and mightily surpassing measurement?
Fiction book (1991) -
The artist's portfolio showcased a manifold of styles, ranging from realism to abstract expressionism.
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The conference covered a manifold of topics, including technology, health, and environmental issues.
Synonyms
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Containing many different kinds, not all the same
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Having many different parts or sides
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Having many different parts or sides that make it complex
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Something that has several parts on different levels
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Having many different parts or aspects
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Having many different kinds of things
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Having many different parts or qualities
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Having many parts or features and not simple
Having many different parts or types
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A pipe that collects hot gases from an engine and sends them to the exhaust pipe
- Specialized
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A part of an engine that sends air or a mix of air and fuel to the cylinders
- Specialized
A part of an engine that sends air and sometimes fuel to the cylinders
How Diverse
Surface Forms
Etymology
Manifold as an adjective comes from old words meaning 'many' and 'fold', so it literally means 'many-fold'. That is why manifold describes something with many different parts or kinds.