many

Examples

• All

• And this is where so many people fall down.

• And that's why so many of us are sick.

  Dr. Mayim Bialik

• No one should put this many hours into work.

• And this is a scene where many things happen.

• I have seen that movie many a time.

  He Got Game (1998)

• I think that I have many heroes in science.

• And there are many casualties in this world.

  André Duqum

• I mean, you're doing so many things now.

• I'm sure the story was thoroughly exciting and retold many a time over the years.

  Golden Exits (2018)

• There are many opportunities for young people to succeed.

Synonyms

L

lot

vsmany

∞ 1.0

A large amount of something

serves as a short determiner before count nouns rather than a noun

N

numerous

vsmany

432 2.0

A large number of things or people

is a quantifier used directly before count nouns rather than an adjective

C

countless

vsmany

245 2.5

There are so many that you cannot say how many

describes a high but finite amount rather than totals that cannot be counted

L

large number

vsmany

158 1.4

Many people or things counted together

is a short quantifier used before count nouns rather than a noun phrase

M

multitude

vsmany

38 4.4

A large number of things or people

expresses the idea as a collective noun rather than as a simple quantifier

M

myriad

vsmany

36 6.8

A very large number of things or people

expresses general large quantity without the stronger sense of extremity

I

innumerable

vsmany

21 5.4

Too many to count

indicates a sizeable count that can be estimated rather than uncountable amounts

B

bazillion

vsmany

• Slang

8 8.1

A very large number that people use to show exaggeration

states a real high quantity rather than playful hyperbolic emphasis

N

numberless

vsmany

3 6.0

So many that you cannot count them

means a measurable high count rather than suggesting absence of numbers

D

dozens

vsmany

1 1.0

A large number, usually more than twelve

simply marks a high count without implying a fixed minimum like twelve

O

one hundred and one

vsmany

1 1.0

A phrase that means many rather than exactly 101

gives a plain high count rather than a colourful exaggerated expression

U

unnumbered

vsmany

1 7.5

So many that you cannot count them

expresses a clear high count instead of leaving totals unspecified or blank

L

lots

vsmany

• Informal

1.0

A large number of people or things

is the neutral quantifier used with count nouns rather than slang

U

umteen

vsmany

• Informal

9.9

A very large number people say when they do not know the exact amount

uses a neutral high count rather than casual exaggerated slang

B

bajillion

vsmany

• UK

8.4

Very large in number with no exact amount and said as a joke

gives a straightforward large count instead of exaggerated playful language

U

unnumerable

vsmany

7.9

Too many to count

marks a sizeable but countable quantity rather than an uncountable claim

Antonyms

F

few

∞ 1.0

A small number of people or things

N

none

∞ 1.0

Not any of a group of people or things

Idioms

M

many a

• Literature

44 3.4

Put before a singular noun to say many people or things

A

a few too many

• Informal

8 7.7

More than is good, often of food or drink

M

many a time

6 2.6

It happens often

M

many happy returns

• UK

2 4.9

A wish that someone has many more happy days, often on their birthday

W

to wear too many hats

• Informal

1 6.3

To have more jobs and duties than you can handle

H

to have a finger in many pies

• Informal

7.7

To take part in many different activities at once

Compounds

M

many another

• Literature

8.9

Each of many people or things, one by one, often used in formal writing

M

many-chambered

5.7

With many separate rooms or spaces inside

M

many-faceted career

5.3

A career that includes many different jobs and skills

How Many

countless

245 2.5

numerous

432 2.0

many

9 1.0

several

∞ 1.0

some

∞ 1.0

a few

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology