many

man-y · determiner

imported

Definitions

determiner

  1. 1.

    A large number of.

  2. 2.

    A large number of people or things.

  3. 3.

    The majority of.

Phrases & expressions

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    many a — More than one (formal/literary).
  • •
    a great many — A very large number.
  • •
    as many as — Up to the number of.
  • •
    how many — What number.
  • •
    too many — An excessive number.
  • •
    so many — Such a large number.
  • •
    one too many — One more than acceptable.
  • •
    many happy returns — Birthday greeting.

Related words

Antonyms: few, several
See also: few, much, multiple, numerous, several
Synonyms: countless, multiple, numerous, several

Etymology

From Old English manig ("many, much"), from Proto-Germanic managaz. Related to German manch ("many a") and Dutch menig. The word has remained largely unchanged since Old English.