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fivefold

adj · adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Five times as much or as many.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

In a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

By a factor of five.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having five units or components

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: quintuple, five-fold

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English fiffold, from Old English fīffeald. Equivalent to five + -fold.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: ötszörös — five times as much or as many
  • Hungarian: ötször akkora/annyi — five times as much or as many
  • Arabic: خُمَاسِيّ (ḵumāsiyy) — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Bulgarian: петорен (petoren) — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Czech: pětinásobný — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Danish: femdobbelt — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Dutch: vijfvoudig — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Finnish: viisinkertainen — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • French: quintuple — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Friulian: cuintupli — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • German: fünffach — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Ancient Greek: πενταπλοῦς (pentaploûs) — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Gujarati: પાંચગણું (pā̃cgaṇũ) — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Hawaiian: pālima — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Hindi: पंचगुना (pañcgunā) — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Hindi: पचगुना (pacgunā) — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Hindi: पाँचगुना (pā̃cgunā) — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Hungarian: ötrészes — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Hungarian: ötös — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Hungarian: ötrétű — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Italian: quintuplo — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Japanese: 五倍 — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Japanese: 五重 — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Latin: quincuplex — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Marathi: पाचपट (pācpaṭ) — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Middle English: fiffold — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Old English: fīffeald — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Portuguese: quíntuplo — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Portuguese: quíntupla — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Punjabi: ਪਾੰਚਗੁਨਾ (pāñcgunā) — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Sanskrit: पञ्चगुण (pañcaguṇa) — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Spanish: quíntuple — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Swedish: femfaldig — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Swedish: femdubbel — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Tagalog: makalima — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Telugu: ఐదింతలు (aidintalu) — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Tswana: gatlhano — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Turkish: beşli — in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • Hungarian: ötszörösen — by a factor of five
  • Hungarian: ötszörösére — by a factor of five
  • Russian: пятикратно (pjatikrátno) — by a factor of five