multitude

CEFRC1

/ˈmʌltɪtjuːd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A very large number of people or things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The mass of ordinary people; the masses, the populace.

Examples

  • They are faced with a multitude of stresses.

  • Riches cover a multitude of woes.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [-t͡ʃ-]
  • /ˈmʊltɪt͡ʃuːd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A great amount or number, often of people; abundance, myriad, profusion.

More examples

In context

  • Do I contradict myself? / Very well then I contradict myself, / (I am large, I contain multitudes.)

  • A torrential rain poured down from the floodgates of the angry heavens upon the bared heads of the assembled multitude which numbered at the lowest computation five hundred thousand persons.

  • Along with its natural protectors and guardians, learning will be caſt into the mire and trodden down under the hoofs of a ſwiniſh multitude.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English multitude, multitud, multytude (“(great) amount or number of people or things; multitudinous”), borrowed from Old French multitude (“crowd of people; diversity, wide range”), or directly from its etymon Latin multitūdō (“great amount or number of people or things”), from multus (“many; much”) + -tūdō (suffix forming abstract nouns indicating a state or condition). The English word is analysable as multi- + -itude.