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many

man·y
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [men-ee]
    • /ˈmɛn i/
    • /ˈmeni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [men-ee]
    • /ˈmɛn i/

Definitions of many word

  • adjective many constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people. 1
  • adjective many noting each one of a large number (usually followed by a or an): For many a day it rained. 1
  • noun many a large or considerable number of persons or things: A good many of the beggars were blind. 1
  • noun many the many, the greater part of humankind. 1
  • noun many A large number of. 1
  • adjective many a large number of sthg 1
See all 30 definitions of many

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Origin of many

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English mani, meni, Old English manig, menig; akin to Old Saxon, Old High German manag, menig, Danish mange, Gothic manags

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Many

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Many

many popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

many usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for many

adj many

  • abounding — to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
  • bountiful — A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one.
  • copious — A copious amount of something is a large amount of it.
  • countless — Countless means very many.
  • crowded — If a place is crowded, it is full of people.

noun many

  • horde — a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd: a horde of tourists.
  • mass — the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass.
  • multitude — a great number; host: a multitude of friends.
  • oodles — a large quantity: oodles of love; oodles of money.
  • plenty — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.

pronoun many

  • a lot — lot (def 14).

adjective many

  • voluminous — forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.
  • abundant — Something that is abundant is present in large quantities.
  • profuse — spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
All 54 Synonyms of many

Antonyms for many

adj many

  • few — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
  • scarce — insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.

noun many

  • handful — the quantity or amount that the hand can hold: a handful of coins.

pronoun many

  • smatter — to speak (a language, words, etc.) with superficial knowledge or understanding.
All 5 Antonyms of many

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