manifold C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmænəˌfoʊld/ UK /ˈmænɪfəʊld/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj many and varied; a pipe with several openings The benefits of the reform were manifold. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · many and varied; a pipe... numerousmultifariousvarieddiversemultiplemanysundry ↔ Opposites singlefewuniform Word family Derived forms manifoldlymanifoldness Related forms manifestlyfoldmanyfold Etymology AI details From Old English manigfeald ('various, varied'), from manig ('many') + -feald ('-fold'), from Proto-Germanic *managafalthaz. manigfeald Old English manig Old English *falthaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # manifold **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmænəˌfoʊld/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmænɪfəʊld/ ## Meanings 1. many and varied; a pipe with several openings ## Examples - The benefits of the reform were manifold. ## Synonyms - numerous - multifarious - varied - diverse - multiple - many - sundry ## Antonyms - single - few - uniform ## Derived Forms - manifoldly - manifoldness ## Related Forms - manifestly - fold - manyfold ## Roots and Affixes - Root: manigfeald - Root: manig - Root: *falthaz ## Etymology From Old English manigfeald ('various, varied'), from manig ('many') + -feald ('-fold'), from Proto-Germanic *managafalthaz. ## AI Etymology Manifold is from Old English manigfeald ('various, varied'), from manig ('many') + -feald ('-fold'), from Proto-Germanic *managafalthaz. In present-day use, it means many and varied; a pipe with several openings. Derived formations include manifoldly and manifoldness. Related vocabulary includes manifestly, fold, and manyfold. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown