multitude
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈmʌltɪˌtud/
- The scientist was amazed by the multitude of stars visible in the clear night sky.
- a multitude of activities
- a multitude of factors
- a multitude of questions
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Watch on YouTubeEvery star of the same mass is different in a multitude of different ways.
- Every star of the same mass is different in a multitude of different ways.
- To be an optimist, you don't have to ignore the multitude of problems we create.
- And so I think, I think there are a multitude of ways this happens.
- That espionage has a multitude of motivations.
- So how do you see the multitude of fragmented AI governance structures?
- They ignore the multitude of gun laws already on the books.
- We all know you can put powder on and it will hide a multitude of sins.
- So you know, I've got a multitude of things that I've had it with.
- OK, you observe it on the runway, which hides a multitude of sins.
- It faces the huge task of incorporating a multitude of ethnicities more or less in conflict.
- So I, I hated gym class and it was for a multitude of reasons.
- Every step is a full of possibility of hurting yourself in a multitude of ways.
Examples
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The town market is, most notably, the place where a multitude of distant strangers converge and mingle.
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Do you have a message for the multitude of fans you have out there?
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And wherever he looked, he found a multitude of living things.
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Any fish you pull out of there is guaranteed to feed a multitude.
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One reason students accumulate such debt is the multitude of credit card marketing schemes that target them.
Academic text (2013) -
Southern Vietnam was rent by a multitude of conflicting ethnic, religious, and political forces.
Academic text (1991) -
The Sudan contains a multitude of Sufi movements, with diverse origins and characteristics.
Academic text (2008) -
As these prisms caught the sunlight, they cast a multitude of tiny rainbows upon her walls.
Academic text (1993) -
At the concert, a multitude of fans gathered to see their favorite band perform.
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During the festival, a multitude of activities were available for visitors to enjoy.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A large number of people or things
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1.4
Many people or things counted together
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3.3
A large amount of something, more than you need
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5.6
A very large number that people use to show a lot
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6.8
A very large number of things or people
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7.0
A large number of different things in one group
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6.8
Present in very large numbers
Antonyms
How Many
Surface Forms
Etymology
Multitude comes from the Latin root multi- meaning 'many', the same root you see in multiple and multiply. So a multitude is simply a 'large number' of things or people.