manifold

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmænəˌfoʊld/ UK /ˈmænɪfəʊld/ See IPA manual

adj noun

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adj
many and varied; a pipe with several openings

The benefits of the reform were manifold.

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1 adj · many and varied; a pipe... numerous multifarious varied diverse multiple many sundry

Opposites

single few uniform

Word family

Derived forms manifoldlymanifoldness

Related forms manifestly foldmanyfold

Etymology

From Old English manigfeald ('various, varied'), from manig ('many') + -feald ('-fold'), from Proto-Germanic *managafalthaz.

manigfeald Old English manig Old English *falthaz Proto-Germanic

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# manifold

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**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.

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- Describing Qualities

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