plurality

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being plural;... multiplicity preponderance majoritymanifoldnessmultitude

Opposites

singularity minority unity

Word family

Related forms plural plurally pluralism

Etymology

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

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# 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
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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