multitude C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈmʌltɪˌtud/ UK /ˈmʌltɪtjuːd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a large number of people or things A multitude of fans gathered outside the stadium hours before the gates opened. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a large number of people or... crowdthronghordehostmassmyriad ↔ Opposites handfulfewscarcity Word family Derived forms multitudinous Etymology AI details From Old French multitude, from Latin multitūdō ('a great number, crowd'), from multus ('much, many'). multitūdō Latin multus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - People & Society markdown