myriadfoldn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪrɪədfəʊld/, U.S.

/ˈmɪriədˌfoʊld/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: myriad n., -fold suffix.

Etymology: < myriad n. + -fold suffix.

Chiefly literary.

A. n.

With indefinite article, used adverbially: an infinitely large amount.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [adverb] > infinitely

infinitely1693

myriadfolda1711

a1711 T. Ken Hymns for Festivals in Wks. (1721) I. 254 A Myriadfold an Angel flies, Swifter than Morning Splendor gilds the Skies.

1890 J. Martineau Seat Authority Relig. iv. iv. 567 The fields and gardens will yield their produce a myriadfold beyond all experience.

1912 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 18 15 It has multiplied a myriad-fold the points of conflict between man and man.

1916 J. Barlow Between Doubting & Daring 36 Its wielder's hand no thralling ruth Withheld, whose glaive had slain A myriadfold earth's flower of youth.

B. adj.

Countless, innumerable; having innumerable aspects or features.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > many-sided or having parts > having many phases or myriad

myriad1817

myriadfold1874

heterogeneous1878

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [adjective] > too numerous to be counted

innumerable1340

unaimablea1382

infinitec1405

innumerousc1540

sans nombre1550

untolda1586

unreckonable1647

accountless?1650

myriad1654

myriaded1667

legion1687

myriad1765

dunnamany1836

myriadfold1874

1874 J. Thomson City of Dreadful Night in National Reformer 26 Apr. 263/2 The patient tracking of the world's great plan Through sequences and changes myriadfold.

1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xxiv. 419 To the spirit elect Made righteous, hallowed, glorified with God, In essence one, in nature myriadfold.

1881 J. Tyndall Ess. Floating Matter of Air 78 These media declare themselves to be crowded with particles—not hypothetical, not potential, but actual and myriadfold in numbers.

1937 O. Stapledon Star Maker xv. 322 Every cosmos that I had hitherto observed now turned out to be but a single example of a myriadfold class.

1988 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 49 200 The myriadfold objects blend their spirit and their thought.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myriadfold
释义	myriadfoldn.adj. Brit. /ˈmɪrɪədfəʊld/, U.S. /ˈmɪriədˌfoʊld/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: myriad n., -fold suffix. Etymology: < myriad n. + -fold suffix. Chiefly literary. A. n. With indefinite article, used adverbially: an infinitely large amount. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [adverb] > infinitely infinitely1693 myriadfolda1711 a1711 T. Ken Hymns for Festivals in Wks. (1721) I. 254 A Myriadfold an Angel flies, Swifter than Morning Splendor gilds the Skies. 1890 J. Martineau Seat Authority Relig. iv. iv. 567 The fields and gardens will yield their produce a myriadfold beyond all experience. 1912 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 18 15 It has multiplied a myriad-fold the points of conflict between man and man. 1916 J. Barlow Between Doubting & Daring 36 Its wielder's hand no thralling ruth Withheld, whose glaive had slain A myriadfold earth's flower of youth. B. adj. Countless, innumerable; having innumerable aspects or features. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > many-sided or having parts > having many phases or myriad myriad1817 myriadfold1874 heterogeneous1878 the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [adjective] > too numerous to be counted innumerable1340 unaimablea1382 infinitec1405 innumerousc1540 sans nombre1550 untolda1586 unreckonable1647 accountless?1650 myriad1654 myriaded1667 legion1687 myriad1765 dunnamany1836 myriadfold1874 1874 J. Thomson City of Dreadful Night in National Reformer 26 Apr. 263/2 The patient tracking of the world's great plan Through sequences and changes myriadfold. 1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xxiv. 419 To the spirit elect Made righteous, hallowed, glorified with God, In essence one, in nature myriadfold. 1881 J. Tyndall Ess. Floating Matter of Air 78 These media declare themselves to be crowded with particles—not hypothetical, not potential, but actual and myriadfold in numbers. 1937 O. Stapledon Star Maker xv. 322 Every cosmos that I had hitherto observed now turned out to be but a single example of a myriadfold class. 1988 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 49 200 The myriadfold objects blend their spirit and their thought. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1711
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