multitude

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈmʌltɪˌtud/ UK /ˈmʌltɪtjuːd/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a large number of people or things

A multitude of fans gathered outside the stadium hours before the gates opened.

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1 noun · a large number of people or... crowd throng horde host mass myriad

Opposites

handful few scarcity

Word family

Derived forms multitudinous

Etymology

From Old French multitude, from Latin multitūdō ('a great number, crowd'), from multus ('much, many').

multitūdō Latin multus Latin

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# multitude

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈmʌltɪˌtud
**IPA (UK):** ˈmʌltɪtjuːd

## Meanings
1. a large number of people or things

## Examples
- A multitude of fans gathered outside the stadium hours before the gates opened.

## Synonyms
- crowd
- throng
- horde
- host
- mass
- myriad

## Antonyms
- handful
- few
- scarcity

## Derived Forms
- multitudinous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: multitūdō
- Root: multus

## Etymology
From Old French multitude, from Latin multitūdō ('a great number, crowd'), from multus ('much, many').

## AI Etymology
Multitude comes from Old French multitude, from Latin multitūdō ('a great number, crowd'), from multus ('much, many'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "a large number of people or things", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin multitūdō and Latin multus. Derivative forms include multitudinous.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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