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multitude

ADJ จำนวนมาก มาย jam-nuan-mak-mai

multitude

N ความหลากหลาย ความ มากมาย abundance aggregation plentitude kwam-lak-lai

multitude

N ฝูงชน มหาชน crowd throng fung-chon

multitudinous

ADJ มากมาย หลากหลาย mak-mai

multitudinously

ADV อย่างมากมาย อย่าง หลากหลาย yang-mak-mai

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MULTITUDE

n.[L. multitudo, form multus, many. ] 1. The state of being many; a great number.
2. A number collectively; the sum of many.
3. A great number, indefinitely.
It is a fault in a multitude of preachers, that they utterly neglect method in their harangues.
4. A crowd or throng; the populace; applied to the populace when assembled in great numbers, and to the mass of men without reference to an assemblage.
He the vast hissing multitude admires.
The multitude have always been credulous, and the few artful.

MULTITUDINOUS

a.Consisting of a multitude or great number. 1. Having the appearance of a multitude; as the multitudinous sea.
2. Manifold; as the multitudinous tongue.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MULTITUDE

Mul "ti *tude, n. Etym: [F. multitude, L. multitudo, multitudinis, fr. multus much, many; of unknown origin. ]

1. A great number of persons collected together; a numerous collection of persons; a crowd; an assembly. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them. Matt. ix. 36.

2. A great number of persons or things, regarded collectively; as, the book will be read by a multitude of people; the multitude of stars; a multitude of cares. It is a fault in a multitude of preachers, that they uttery neglect method in their harangues. I. Watts. A multitude of flowers As countless as the stars on high. Longfellow.

3. The state of being many; numerousness. They came as grasshoppers for multitude. Judg. vi. 5. The multitude, the populace; the mass of men.

Syn. -- Throng; crowd; assembly; assemblage; commonalty; swarm; populace; vulgar. See Throng.

MULTITUDINARY

MULTITUDINARY Mul `ti *tu "di *na *ry, a.

Defn: Multitudinous.

MULTITUDINOUS

MULTITUDINOUS Mul `ti *tu "di *nous, a.

1. Consisting of a multitude; manifold in number or condition; as, multitudinous waves. "The multitudinous seas." Shak. A renewed jingling of multitudinous chains. G. Kennan.

2. Of or pertaining to a multitude. "The multitudinous tongue. " Shak. -- Mul `ti *tu "di *nous *ly, adv. -- Mul `ti *tu "di *nous *ness, n.

New American Oxford Dictionary

multitude

mul ti tude |ˈməltəˌt (y )o͞od ˈməltəˌt (j )ud | ▶noun a large number: a multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight. • (the multitudes ) large numbers of people: the multitudes using the roads. • (the multitude ) a large gathering of people: Father Peter addressed the multitude. • (the multitude ) the mass of ordinary people without power or influence: placing ultimate political power in the hands of the multitude. • archaic the state of being numerous: they would swarm over the river in their multitude. PHRASES cover a multitude of sins see cover. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin multitudo, from multus ‘many. ’

multitudinous

mul ti tu di nous |ˌməltəˈt (y )o͞odn -əs mʌltɪˈtuːdɪnəs | ▶adjective very numerous: the tinkling of multitudinous bells from the herd. • consisting of or containing many individuals or elements: the multitudinous array of chemical substances that exist in the natural world. • literary (of a body of water ) vast. DERIVATIVES mul ti tu di nous ly adverb, mul ti tu di nous ness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin multitudo (see multitude ) + -ous .

Oxford Dictionary

multitude

multi |tude |ˈmʌltɪtjuːd | ▶noun a large number of people or things: a multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight | Father Peter addressed the multitude . • (the multitude ) the mass of ordinary people without power or influence: placing ultimate political power in the hands of the multitude. • [ mass noun ] archaic the state of being numerous: they would swarm over the river in their multitude. PHRASES a multitude of sins a great number of problems or defects: stucco could cover a multitude of sins, including poor brickwork. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin multitudo, from multus ‘many ’.

multitudinous

multitudinous |ˌmʌltɪˈtjuːdɪnəs | ▶adjective 1 very numerous: multitudinous rugs kept us warm. • consisting of or containing many individuals or elements: the multitudinous array of chemical substances that exist in the natural world. 2 literary (of a body of water ) vast. DERIVATIVES multitudinously adverb, multitudinousness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin multitudo (see multitude ) + -ous .

American Oxford Thesaurus

multitude

multitude noun 1 a multitude of birds: a lot, a great /large number, a great /large quantity, a host, a horde, a mass, a swarm, an abundance, a profusion; scores, quantities, droves; informal a slew, lots, loads, masses, stacks, heaps, piles, tons, dozens, hundreds, thousands, millions, gazillions. 2 Father Philip addressed the multitude: crowd, gathering, assembly, congregation, flock, throng, horde, mob; formal concourse. 3 political power in the hands of the multitude: common people, people, populace, masses, rank and file, commonality, plebeians; hoi polloi, mob, proletariat, common herd; informal great unwashed, rabble, proles, plebs.

multitudinous

multitudinous adjective the multitudinous stars: numerous, many, abundant, profuse, prolific, copious, multifarious, innumerable, countless, numberless, infinite; literary divers, myriad.

Oxford Thesaurus

multitude

multitude noun 1 a multitude of problems | multitudes of birds: a lot, a great /large number, a great /large quantity, host, horde, mass, mountain, droves, swarm, army, legion, sea, abundance, profusion; scores, quantities; informal lots, loads, masses, stacks, heaps, tons, dozens, hundreds, thousands, millions, billions, zillions; Brit. informal shedload; N. Amer. informal slew, gazillions, bazillions, gobs; Austral. /NZ informal swag; vulgar slang shitload. 2 Father Peter addressed the multitude: crowd, gathering, assembly, group, assemblage, congregation, flock, throng, horde, mob; rare concourse. 3 (the multitude ) placing political power in the hands of the multitude: the common people, the populace, the public, the people, the masses, the rank and file, the crowd, the commonality, the commonalty, the third estate, the plebeians; the hoi polloi, the mob, the proletariat, the common herd, the rabble, the riff-raff, the canaille, the great unwashed, the ragtag (and bobtail ), proles, plebs. ANTONYMS the elite.

multitudinous

multitudinous adjective the multitudinous stars: numerous, many, abundant, profuse, prolific, copious, legion, teeming, multifarious, a thousand and one, innumerable, countless, uncounted, infinite, numberless, unnumbered, untold, incalculable; informal umpteen; S. African informal lank; literary divers, myriad; manifold; rare innumerous, unnumberable.

French Dictionary

multitude

multitude n. f. nom féminin 1 Très grand nombre. : Sa collection comporte une multitude d ’insectes qui sont tous étiquetés. SYNONYME quantité . 2 Foule. : Une multitude d ’internautes a répondu, ont répondu à l ’appel. Note Grammaticale Si le sujet du verbe est un collectif précédé du déterminant indéfini un, une et suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, le verbe se met au singulier lorsque l ’auteur veut insister sur le tout, l ’ensemble; au pluriel, s ’il veut insister sur la pluralité, la multiplicité. Si le sujet du verbe est un collectif précédé du déterminant défini (le, la ), d ’un déterminant possessif (mon, ma, ton, ta, son, sa ), d ’un déterminant démonstratif (ce, cette ) et s ’il est suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, le verbe se met généralement au singulier. La multitude des participants était gagnée d ’avance.

Spanish Dictionary

multitud

multitud nombre femenino 1 Gran cantidad de gente :el orador fue acogido por los aplausos entusiastas de una multitud nutrida .SINÓNIMO gentío, muchedumbre .2 Grupo grande de animales o cosas :una multitud de gaviotas; una multitud de libros .SINÓNIMO muchedumbre . VÉASE en loor de multitudes .

multitudinario, -ria

multitudinario, -ria adjetivo 1 Que reúne o forma una multitud :manifestación multitudinaria; recepción multitudinaria; actos multitudinarios .2 De la multitud, adaptado a ella o relacionado con ella :griterío multitudinario; desprecio multitudinario; urbanismo multitudinario .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

multitude

mul ti tude /mʌ́ltɪt j ùːd /名詞複～s /-dz /C 1 ｟かたく文｠〖a ～ of A 〗(きわめて )多数のA 〈人物〉 (!Aは名詞の複数形 ) ▸ a multitude of questions [reasons, problems ]多数の質問 [理由, 問題 ]2 ｟かたく｠〖the ～(s ); 集合的に〗(教養のない )大衆 , 民衆 .3 ｟文｠群衆 , 多くの人々 (crowd ).c ò ver [h ì de ] a m ú ltitude of s ì ns ｟主におどけて｠〈物が〉欠点問題を目立たなくする [隠す ].

multitudinous

mul ti tu di nous /mʌ̀ltɪt j úːd (ə )nəs /形容詞｟かたく｠非常に多くの ; 多種多様な .