multitude

mul·ti·tude

M0480500 (mŭl′tĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)n.1. A very great number.2. The masses; the populace: the concerns of the multitude.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin multitūdō, from multus, many; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: multitude, army, host², legion
These nouns denote a large number of people or things that have some attribute in common or that operate together as a larger unit: a multitude of stars in the sky; an army of ants; a host of problems; a legion of complaints.

multitude

(ˈmʌltɪˌtjuːd) n1. a large gathering of people2. (Sociology) the multitude the common people3. a large number4. the state or quality of being numerous[C14: via Old French from Latin multitūdō]

mul•ti•tude

(ˈmʌl tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)

n. 1. a great number; host. 2. a great number of people gathered together; crowd; throng. 3. the state or character of being many; numerousness. 4. populace; masses. [1275–1325; Middle English < Latin multitūdō. See multi-, -tude] syn: See crowd.

Multitude

 a great number; a host of persons or things. See also army.Examples: multitude of actions, 1651; of barnacles, 1875; of cares; of favours, 1586; of mercy, 1450; of misery, 1777; of money, 1529; of peace, 1560; of people, 1470; of questions, 1773; of riches, 1325; of serpents, 1375; of sins; of stars; of waters, 1604; of words, 1683.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	multitude - a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"large number, pack, plurality, battalionlarge indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
	2.	multitude - a large gathering of people concourse, throngassemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one placehive - a teeming multitudehorde, host, legion - a vast multituderuck, herd - a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd"
	3.	multitude - the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"hoi polloi, masses, the great unwashed, people, massgroup, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unitlaity, temporalty - in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergyaudience - the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions"followers, following - a group of followers or enthusiasts

multitude

noun1. great number, lot, host, collection, army, sea, mass, assembly, legion, horde, myriad, concourse, assemblage Addiction to drugs can bring a multitude of other problems.2. crowd, host, mass, mob, congregation, swarm, sea, horde, throng, great number the multitudes that surround the Pope3. public, mob, herd, populace, rabble, proletariat, common people, hoi polloi, commonalty The hideous truth was hidden from the multitude.

multitude

noun1. An enormous number of persons gathered together:crowd, crush, drove, flock, horde, mass, mob, press, ruck, swarm, throng.2. A very large number of things grouped together:army, cloud, crowd, drove, flock, horde, host, legion, mass, mob, ruck, score (used in plural), swarm, throng.

Translations

众多

multitude

(ˈmaltitjuːd) noun a great number or crowd. a multitude of reasons; multitudes of people. 眾多 众多