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multitude

multitude

38 4.4
A large number of things or people
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌltɪˌtud/
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  • 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

Every star of the same mass is different in a multitude of different ways.

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Examples

  • The town market is, most notably, the place where a multitude of distant strangers converge and mingle.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Do you have a message for the multitude of fans you have out there?

  • And wherever he looked, he found a multitude of living things.

  • Any fish you pull out of there is guaranteed to feed a multitude.

  • 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.

  • During the festival, a multitude of activities were available for visitors to enjoy.

Synonyms

large number
vsmultitude
158 1.4

Many people or things counted together

is a single-word term expressing the same large quantity
abundance
vsmultitude
91 3.3

A large amount of something, more than you need

refers to sheer number without suggesting surplus or excess
myriad
vsmultitude
36 6.8

A very large number of things or people

expresses a large quantity but with less extreme magnitude
multiplicity
vsmultitude
10 7.0

A large number of different things in one group

indicates quantity alone rather than variety of aspects
zillion
vsmultitude
  • Informal
8 5.6

A very large number that people use to show a lot

denotes large quantity but not the exaggerated, playful emphasis
lots
vsmultitude
  • Informal
1.0

A large number of people or things

is more formal and neutral than this casual expression
legion
vsmultitude
6.8

Present in very large numbers

means many as well but without implying countless size

Antonyms

few
1.0

A small number of people or things

29 4.4

A situation where there is not enough of something people need

How Many

countless
245 2.5
myriad
36 6.8
a lot
1.0
multitude
38 4.4
many
9 1.0
several
1.0
a few
1.0

Surface Forms

multitude singular
multitudes plural

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.