multitudinous

adjective

mul·​ti·​tu·​di·​nous ˌməl-tə-ˈtüd-nəs How to pronounce multitudinous (audio)
-ˈtyüd-;
-ˈtü-dᵊn-əs,
-ˈtyü-
1
: including a multitude of individuals : populous
the multitudinous city
2
: existing in a great multitude
multitudinous opportunities
3
: existing in or consisting of innumerable elements or aspects
multitudinous applause
multitudinously adverb
multitudinousness noun

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Multitudinous is one of many English words that make use of the combining form multi-, from Latin multus, meaning "much" or "many." Multicolor, multifunction, and multimillionaire are just a few of the others. Multitudinous is the kind of highly expressive word that you can rely upon when you want something a little more emphatic than plain old numerous. Among its synonyms are multiple and multifold, two more members of the multi- family.

Examples of multitudinous in a Sentence

Their lives have changed in multitudinous ways. the multitudinous questions that seem to be an inevitable part of opening day at school
Recent Examples on the Web Puck reports that, from Costner’s perspective, the shooting of season five was supposed to be completely finished by 2022, but Sheridan couldn’t deliver the scripts on time (because he was preoccupied with his multitudinous other projects). Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 May 2024 Underneath the platforms, apps, and multitudinous diversions lies the backbone of the digital world—a material force with a physicality, a politics, and a history. Margaret O’Mara, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022 My mission, after witnessing her multitudinous challenges was to help strengthen her greatest asset of all: hope. Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024 The sense of disorientation is compounded by the multitudinous performances of Robert Downey, Jr., who plays no fewer than four characters, differentiated from one another through wigs, contacts, and accents. Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 According to research, amongst the multitudinous benefits of CRMs is that CRMs can boost conversion rates by 300%, and when properly implemented, according to IBM, the ROI can exceed 245%. Micah Logan, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 The main aim of this paper is to tease apart all these multitudinous associations. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2011 Huntington discusses the practicality of registration when software entities spawn multitudinous copies and variants. WIRED, 6 July 2023 Despite the multitudinous adjustments available within the Comp's drive-mode menus, there's no combination of settings that calms the arthritically stiff ride. Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 22 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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“Multitudinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multitudinous. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

multitudinous

adjective
mul·​ti·​tu·​di·​nous ˌməl-tə-ˈt(y)üd-nəs How to pronounce multitudinous (audio)
-ᵊn-əs
: consisting of a multitude
multitudinous questions
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