many
many - English
Alternative forms
- manie (obsolete)
Pronunciation
Determiner
many (comparative more, superlative most)
- An indefinite large number of.
- Not many such people enjoyed playing chess.
- There are very many different ways to cook a meal.
- (in combinations such as 'as many', 'so many', 'this many') Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the number of people or things.
- We don't need this many bananas. Put some back.
- There may be as many as ten million species of insect.
- I don't have as many friends as my sister does.
Usage notes
- Many is used only with the plural of countable nouns (except in the combination many a). Its counterpart used with uncountable nouns is much. Many and much merge in the comparative and superlative forms, which are more and most for both determiners.
- It was once common to use the indefinite article with many (very a many years ago), as it still is with few (a few good men). However, this has fallen out of favor except in formations such as "a great/good many."
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
- a good many
- a great many
- have a few too many
- have one's fingers in many pies
- how many languages do you speak
- how many siblings do you have
- infinitely many
- in so many words
- know how many beans make five
- longways for as many as will
- manifold
- many-banded krait
- many-bodied
- many-coloured
- many-handed
- many-handedly
- many-handedness
- many-kinded
- many-partedness
- many-sided
- many-sidedness
- many-sorted logic
- many-splendored
- many-to-one
- many-valued logic
- many-worlds interpretation
- many a mickle makes a muckle
- many an
- many and varied
- many and various
- many another
- many a time and oft
- many a times
- many hands make light work
- many happies
- many happy returns
- manyhood
- many moons ago
- manyness
- many thanks
- one too many
- there are many ways to skin a cat
- there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
- there's many a slip between the cup and the lip
- there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
- there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip
- too many
- too many balls in the air
- too many chefs spoil the broth
- too many chiefs and not enough indians
- too many chiefs and not enough Indians
- too many cooks spoil the broth
- too many cooks spoil the soup
- too many cooks spoil the stew
- wear too many hats
- wrong on so many levels
Translations
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Pronoun
many
- An indefinite large number of people or things.
- Many are called, but few are chosen.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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Noun
many (plural (rare) manies)
- A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
- A considerable number.
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Adjective
many (comparative more, superlative most)
- Existing in large number; numerous.
Synonyms
Anagrams
many - Maricopa
Pronoun
many
- (personal) you
many - Yola
Adjective
many