A multiplicity of things is a large number or a large variety of them.
[formal]
...a writer who uses a multiplicity of styles. [+ of]
...the multiplicity of tasks this machine can perform.
More Synonyms of multiplicity
multiplicity in British English
(ˌmʌltɪˈplɪsɪtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-ties
1.
a large number or great variety
2.
the state of being multiple
3. physics
a.
the number of levels into which the energy of an atom, molecule, or nucleus splits as a result of coupling between orbital angular momentum and spin angular momentum
b.
the number of elementary particles in a multiplet
multiplicity in American English
(ˌmʌltəˈplɪsəti)
noun
1.
the quality or condition of being manifold or various
2.
a great number
Word origin
LL multiplicitas < L multiplex, multiple
Examples of 'multiplicity' in a sentence
multiplicity
Only a very few genes are responsible for the multiplicity of physical forms.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Sport seems to me to acquire added validity as well as added meaning when you follow it in a multiplicity of forms.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There was no single meaning in a defiant gesture against the ideology of an image, because gestures can carry a multiplicity of meanings.
Rowbotham, Sheila The Past is Before Us - feminism in action since the 1960s (1989)
A style, on this reading is a metaphor of an embodiment, and the multiplicity of his styles a sign of his multiple embodiment.
Wood, David Philosophy at the Limit (1990)
In other languages
multiplicity
British English: multiplicity QUANTIFIER
A multiplicity of things is a large number or a large variety of them.
...a writer who uses a multiplicity of styles.
American English: multiplicity
Brazilian Portuguese: multiplicidade
Chinese: 大量
European Spanish: multitud
French: multiplicité
German: Vielzahl an
Italian: molteplicità
Japanese: 多数
Korean: ~의 다수
European Portuguese: multiplicidade
Latin American Spanish: cantidad
(noun)
Definition
a large number or great variety
a writer who uses a multiplicity of styles
Synonyms
number
lot
host
a whole host of gadgets
mass
On the desk is a mass of books and papers.
variety
a store selling a wide variety of goods
load (informal)
They came up with a load of embarrassing information.
pile (informal)
a pile of books
ton
stack
If the job's that good, you'll have stacks of money.
diversity
the cultural diversity of British society
heap (informal)
a heap of bricks
array
abundance
a staggering abundance of food
myriad
profusion
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abundance
Definition
a great amount
a staggering abundance of food
Synonyms
plenty,
heap (informal),
bounty,
exuberance,
profusion,
plethora,
affluence,
fullness,
opulence,
plenitude,
fruitfulness,
copiousness,
ampleness,
cornucopia,
plenteousness,
plentifulness
in the sense of diversity
Definition
the quality of being different or varied
the cultural diversity of British society
Synonyms
difference,
diversification,
variety,
divergence,
multiplicity,
heterogeneity,
variegation,
diverseness
in the sense of heap
Definition
a pile of things lying one on top of another
a heap of bricks
Synonyms
pile,
lot,
collection,
store,
mountain,
mass,
stack,
rick,
mound,
accumulation,
stockpile,
hoard,
aggregation
Nearby words of
multiplicity
multicoloured
multifarious
multiple
multiplicity
multiply
multitude
multitudinous
Synonyms of 'multiplicity'
multiplicity
Explore 'multiplicity' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of host
Definition
a great number
a whole host of gadgets
Synonyms
multitude,
lot,
load (informal),
wealth,
array,
myriad,
great quantity,
large number
in the sense of load
Definition
a quantity of
They came up with a load of embarrassing information.
Synonyms
large amount,
a lot,
mass,
ocean,
pile (informal),
great deal,
quantity,
stacks,
abundance
in the sense of mass
Definition
a collection of the component parts of something
On the desk is a mass of books and papers.
Synonyms
lot,
collection,
load (informal),
combination,
pile,
quantity,
bunch,
stack,
heap,
rick,
batch,
accumulation,
stockpile,
assemblage,
aggregation,
conglomeration
in the sense of pile
Definition
a collection of objects laid on top of one another
a pile of books
Synonyms
heap,
collection,
mountain,
mass,
stack,
rick,
mound,
accumulation,
stockpile,
hoard,
assortment,
assemblage
in the sense of stack
If the job's that good, you'll have stacks of money.