multitude
15
5.6
- noun
- /ˈmʌltɪˌtud/
:
las masas
- The farther into the past he reached in his thoughts, the larger the multitude of ancestors he envisioned.
- multitude of people
- contain multitudes
Examples
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The politician promised to listen to the concerns of the multitude and represent their interests in government.
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Indeed, we couldn't even get through the first movement without a multitude of fits and starts.
Fiction book (2002) -
Henry Ford himself called it a car for the "great multitude".
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And soon it was plain to the multitude.
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May you guide others in the multitude of parallel paths that are not your own.
Academic text (2005) -
To give my one life for the benefit of multitudes.
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Think of the multitudes of souls who we will take to hell with us.
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In answering it, I am aware of the multitude of injustices Cannon faced in pursuing her career.
Academic text (1993) -
The boom of footsteps and voices multiplied outside, growing ever louder, a murmuring multitude of humanity.
Fiction book (2001) -
Be sober therefore and watchful onto prayers but before all things, having fervent love amongst yourselves because love covers a multitude of sins.
Synonyms
264
1.0
Human beings in a group, for example in a country
184
3.0
The large group of ordinary people in a society
55
5.7
People who live in a country or area
4
9.0
People in a society who are not rich or powerful
3
8.8
Ordinary people who richer, more powerful people often talk about in a rude way
2
2.3
Ordinary people in a society who are not rich or powerful
Antonyms
How Many People
Surface Forms
Etymology
Multitude comes from the Latin root multi- meaning 'many', the same root as multiple. It can also mean the 'masses' or common people as one big group, so when someone speaks of the multitude they mean the many ordinary people together.