plurality C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /plʊˈrælɪti/ UK /plʊəˈrælɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of being plural; the largest share of votes when no majority exists The candidate won by a plurality rather than an outright majority. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being plural;... multiplicitypreponderancemajoritymanifoldnessmultitude ↔ Opposites singularityminorityunity Word family Related forms pluralplurallypluralism Etymology AI details From Old French pluralite, from Late Latin pluralitas, from Latin pluralis ('of more than one'), from plus ('more'). pluralite Old French pluralis Latin plus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # plurality **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /plʊˈrælɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /plʊəˈrælɪti/ ## Meanings 1. the state of being plural; the largest share of votes when no majority exists ## Examples - The candidate won by a plurality rather than an outright majority. ## Synonyms - multiplicity - preponderance - majority - manifoldness - multitude ## Antonyms - singularity - minority - unity ## Related Forms - plural - plurally - pluralism ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pluralite - Root: pluralis - Root: plus ## Etymology From Old French pluralite, from Late Latin pluralitas, from Latin pluralis ('of more than one'), from plus ('more'). ## AI Etymology Plurality is from Old French pluralite, from Late Latin pluralitas, from Latin pluralis ('of more than one'), from plus ('more'). Important recorded forms include pluralite (Old French), pluralis (Latin), and plus (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the state of being plural; the largest share of votes when no majority exists. The wider family includes related words such as plural, plurally, and pluralism. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown