Standard Lemma guide

thousandfold

adj · adv · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈθaʊzəndfəʊld/
  • General-American: /ˈθaʊzəndfoʊld/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Multiplied by one thousand (1000), repeated a thousand times.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The changes to the algorithm resulted in a thousandfold increase in efficiency, earning the engineer a small brass plaque.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having one thousand parts or members.

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 a thousand.

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

History

Etymology

From Middle English thousendfold, from Old English þūsendfeald, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundīfalþaz, corresponding to thousand + -fold. Cognate with Dutch duizendvoud, duizendvoudig, German tausendfältig, Danish tusindfold, Swedish tusendfalt, tusendfaltig, Icelandic þúsundfalt.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հազարապատիկ (hazarapatik) — Repeated a thousand times
  • Finnish: tuhatkertainen — Repeated a thousand times
  • French: milluple — Repeated a thousand times
  • Italian: millecuplo — Repeated a thousand times
  • Middle English: thousendfold — Repeated a thousand times
  • Russian: тысячекра́тный (tysjačekrátnyj) — Repeated a thousand times
  • Turkish: bin katı — Repeated a thousand times
  • Finnish: tuhatkertaisesti — By a factor of a thousand
  • French: milluplement — By a factor of a thousand
  • Middle English: thousendfold — By a factor of a thousand
  • Russian: тысячекра́тно (tysjačekrátno) — By a factor of a thousand