multitude

UK /ˈmʌltɪtjuːd/ US /ˈmʌltəˌt(j)ud/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

false, garish, ignorant, increased, little, mixed, other

VERB + MULTITUDE

assembled, call, cover, covers, creates, faced, hiding, numbered

MULTITUDE + NOUN

apes, glory, grass-eating, languages, number, people, sins, thy

PREP.

in, into, with, without, without

ADV.

lightly, such

Definitions

noun

A great amount or number, often of people; abundance, myriad, profusion.

Do I contradict myself? / Very well then I contradict myself, / (I am large, I contain multitudes.)

A torrential rain poured down from the floodgates of the angry heavens upon the bared heads of the assembled multitude which numbered at the lowest computation five hundred thousand persons.

The mass of ordinary people; the masses, the populace.

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil

Along with its natural protectors and guardians, learning will be caſt into the mire and trodden down under the hoofs of a ſwiniſh multitude.

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Synonyms

noun — the common people generally

masses
mass
people

noun — a large gathering of people

noun — a large indefinite number

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Do I contradict myself? / Very well then I contradict myself, / (I am large, I contain multitudes.)

Wiktionary

A torrential rain poured down from the floodgates of the angry heavens upon the bared heads of the assembled multitude which numbered at the lowest computation five hundred thousand persons.

Wiktionary

On the other hand, to arrive after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well cal

Wiktionary

They are faced with a multitude of stresses.

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Riches cover a multitude of woes.

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It is the love that covers a multitude of sins.

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