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US:/ˈmænɪˌfoʊld/
US, nonstandard:/ˈmɛnɪˌfoʊld/
US:/ˈmɛniˌfoʊld/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmænɪˌfəʊld/
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rhymes with -ænɪfoʊld
rhymes with -əʊld
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Various in kind, quality, or manifestation; diverse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The manifold meanings of the English word set are infamous among lexicographers.
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Many in number; numerous.
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Complicated.
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4
adv
Meaning 4
Many times; repeatedly.
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5
name
Meaning 5
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 6
An unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 7
A river in Staffordshire, England, a tributary of the River Dove; in full, the River Manifold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
A copy made by the manifold writing process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 9
A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs and outputs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From Middle English manifold, from Old English maniġfeald (“manifold, various, varied, complicated, numerous, abundant, plural”), from Proto-Germanic *managafalþaz, equivalent to many + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalt (“manifold”), Icelandic margfaldr (“multiple”). Compare also German mannigfaltig (“various”), Dutch menigvoudig (“various”), Danish mangefold (“multiple”), Swedish mångfald (“diversity”).
Unknown.
From Middle English manifolden, from Old English maniġfealdan (“to multiply, abound, increase, extend, reward”), equivalent to many + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalten, Icelandic margfalda (“to multiply”), Swedish mångfaldiga (“to manifold, reproduce”).
Across languages
Translations
105 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُتَنَوِّع
(mutanawwiʕ)
— various in kind or quality
Bulgarian:
разнороден
(raznoroden)
— various in kind or quality
Bulgarian:
разнообразен
(raznoobrazen)
— various in kind or quality
Chinese Mandarin:
雜多的 /杂多的
(záduō de)
— various in kind or quality
Danish:
mangfoldig
— various in kind or quality
Dutch:
veelvuldig
— various in kind or quality
Dutch:
talrijk
— various in kind or quality
Dutch:
veelvoudig
— various in kind or quality
Dutch:
divers
— various in kind or quality
Esperanto:
diversa
— various in kind or quality
Esperanto:
pluropa
— various in kind or quality
Finnish:
moninainen
— various in kind or quality
French:
divers
— various in kind or quality
German:
vielfältig
— various in kind or quality
German:
mannigfaltig
— various in kind or quality
German:
verschieden
— various in kind or quality
German:
divers
— various in kind or quality
German:
unterschiedlich
— various in kind or quality
Gothic:
𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃
(managfalþs)
— various in kind or quality
Gothic:
𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃
(filufaihs)
— various in kind or quality
Greek:
ποικιλόπτυχος
(poikilóptychos)
— various in kind or quality
Greek:
πολλαπλός
(pollaplós)
— various in kind or quality
Greek:
πολυειδής
(polyeidís)
— various in kind or quality
Greek:
πολύπτυχος
(polýptychos)
— various in kind or quality
Ancient Greek:
παντοδαπός
(pantodapós)
— various in kind or quality
Ancient Greek:
ποικίλος
(poikílos)
— various in kind or quality
Hungarian:
sokféle
— various in kind or quality
Hungarian:
sokfajta
— various in kind or quality
Italian:
molteplice
— various in kind or quality
Italian:
multiforme
— various in kind or quality
Latin:
multiplex
— various in kind or quality
Portuguese:
múltiplos
— various in kind or quality
Portuguese:
variados
— various in kind or quality
Russian:
разнообра́зный
(raznoobráznyj)
— various in kind or quality