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[men-ee] 
adjective, more, most, noun, pronoun –adjective
| 1. | constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people. |
| 2. | noting each one of a large number (usually fol. by a or an): For many a day it rained. |
–noun
| 3. | a large or considerable number of persons or things: A good many of the beggars were blind. |
| 4. | the many, the greater part of humankind. |
–pronoun
| 5. | many persons or things: Many of the beggars were blind. Many were unable to attend. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME mani, meni, OE manig, menig; akin to OS, OHG manag, menig, Dan mange, Goth manags
bef. 900; ME mani, meni, OE manig, menig; akin to OS, OHG manag, menig, Dan mange, Goth manags
Synonyms:
1. multifarious, multitudinous, myriad; divers, sundry, various. Many, innumerable, manifold, numerous imply the presence or succession of a large number of units. Many is a popular and common word for this idea: many times. Numerous, a more formal word, refers to a great number or to very many units: letters too numerous to mention. Innumerable denotes a number that is beyond count or, more loosely, that is extremely difficult to count: the innumerable stars in the sky. Manifold implies not only that the number is large but also that there is variety or complexity.
1. multifarious, multitudinous, myriad; divers, sundry, various. Many, innumerable, manifold, numerous imply the presence or succession of a large number of units. Many is a popular and common word for this idea: many times. Numerous, a more formal word, refers to a great number or to very many units: letters too numerous to mention. Innumerable denotes a number that is beyond count or, more loosely, that is extremely difficult to count: the innumerable stars in the sky. Manifold implies not only that the number is large but also that there is variety or complexity.
Antonyms:
1. few, single.
1. few, single.
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| man·y (měn'ē) adj. more (môr, mōr), most (mōst)
A large number of persons or things: "For many are called, but few are chosen" (Matthew 22:14). [Middle English, from Old English manig; see menegh- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Many
Ma"ny\, a. or pron. Note: [It has no variation to express degrees of comparison; more and most, which are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a different root.] [OE. mani, moni, AS. manig, m[ae]nig, monig; akin to D. menig, OS. & OHG. manag, G. manch, Dan. mange, Sw. m[*a]nge, Goth. manags, OSlav. mnog', Russ. mnogii; cf. Icel. margr, Prov. E. mort. [root]103.] Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few. Thou shalt be a father of many nations. --Gen. xvii. 4. Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. --1 Cor. i. 26. Note: Many is freely prefixed to participles, forming compounds which need no special explanation; as, many-angled, many-celled, many-eyed, many-footed, many-handed, many-leaved, many-lettered, many-named, many-peopled, many-petaled, many-seeded, many-syllabled (polysyllabic), many-tongued, many-voiced, many-wived, and the like. Comparison is often expressed by many with as or so. "As many as were willing hearted . . . brought bracelets." --Exod. xxxv. 22. "So many laws argue so many sins." --Milton. Many stands with a singular substantive with a or an. Many a, a large number taken distributively; each one of many. "For thy sake have I shed many a tear." --Shak. "Full many a gem of purest ray serene." --Gray. Many one, many a one; many persons. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. The many, the majority; -- opposed to the few. See Many, n. Too many, too numerous; hence, too powerful; as, they are too many for us. --L'Estrange. Syn: Numerous; multiplied; frequent; manifold; various; divers; sundry.Many
Ma"ny\, n. [AS. menigeo, menigo, menio, multitude; akin to G. menge, OHG. manag[=i], menig[=i], Goth. managei. See Many, a.]1. The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community. After him the rascal many ran. --Spenser. 2. A large or considerable number. A many of our bodies shall no doubt Find native graves. --Shak. Seeing a great many in rich gowns. --Addison. It will be concluded by manythat he lived like an honest man. --Fielding. Note: In this sense, many is connected immediately with another substantive (without of) to show of what the many consists; as, a good many [of] people think so. He is liable to a great many inconveniences. --Tillotson.
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Language Translation for : many
Spanish:
mucho, muchos,
German:
viele,
Japanese:
多くの
many
O.E. monig, manig, from P.Gmc. *managaz (cf. O.S. manag, Swed. mången, O.Fris. manich, Du. menig, Ger. manch, Goth. manags), from PIE *monogho- (cf. O.C.S. munogu "much, many," O.Ir. menicc, Welsh mynych "frequent"). Pronunciation altered by influence of any (see manifold)
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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many
In addition to the idioms beginning with many, also see as many; good (great) many; in so many words; irons in the fire, too many; so many; too many cooks spoil the broth.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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