multitudinous

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin multitūdin- (the oblique stem of multitūdō (“great number (of people), multitude”)) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (typically an abundance)). Multitūdō is derived from multus (“many; much”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“to be late; to worry”)) + -tūdō (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting a condition or state). By surface analysis, multitude +‎ -in- (interfix used before Latinate suffixes appended to nouns ending with -itude or -tude) +‎ -ous. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmʌltɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/, /-ˈt͡ʃuː-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌməltəˈt(j)ud(ɪ)n̩əs/ Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧tu‧din‧ous === Adjective === multitudinous (comparative more multitudinous, superlative most multitudinous) Existing in multitudes or great numbers; very numerous; innumerable. [from early 17th c.] Synonyms: myriad; see also Thesaurus:innumerable Antonyms: few, sparse, scarce Comprising a large number of features or parts; manifold, multiple, myriad; also, having a large number of forms. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:manifold Of a sound: made by many people. (chiefly literary and poetic) Of a body of water, the sea, etc.: huge, vast; also, having innumerable ripples. (obsolete) (poetic) Followed by with: crowded with many people or things. (rare) Of or relating to the multitude (“common people; masses”). (figurative, rare) Very fruitful or productive; prolific. ==== Derived terms ==== multitudinosity multitudinously multitudinousness ==== Related terms ==== multiplicity multitude ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === multitude (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia