manifold
/ˈmænɪˌfoʊld/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Various in kind, quality, or manifestation; diverse.
adj
adv
noun
A Hausdorff topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space ℝⁿ.
Example Sentences
- "The manifold meanings of the English word set are infamous among lexicographers."
- "[E]ch man as he receyuede grace, mynistringe ‘it in to ech other, as goode dispenderes of the manyfolde grace of God."
- "To the intent that now vnto the principalities and powers in heauenly places, might be knowen by the church, the manifold wisedome of God, […]"
- "And although we be vnworthy (through our manyfolde ſynnes) to offre vnto thee any Sacryfice: Yet we beſeche thee to accepte thys our bounden duetie and ſeruice: and commande theſe our prayers and ſupplicacions, by the Miniſtery of thy holy Angels, to be brought vp into thy holy Tabernacle before the ſyght of thy dyuine maieſtie: […]"
- "when his daughter deare he does behold, / Her dearely doth imbrace, and kisseth manifold."
- "It was found necessary to clear the entire piers from the mass of onlookers, or else the fatalities of the night would have been increased manifold."
Etymology
From Middle English manifold, from Old English maniġfeald (“manifold, various, varied, complicated, numerous, abundant, plural”), from Proto-Germanic *managafalþaz, equivalent to many + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalt (“manifold”), Icelandic margfaldr (“multiple”). Compare also German mannigfaltig (“various”), Dutch menigvoudig (“various”), Danish mangefold (“multiple”), Swedish mångfald (“diversity”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmænɪˌfoʊld/
- British English: /ˈmænɪˌfəʊld/
Usage
- American usage
- Transitive verb
- Countable
- Uncountable
Inflected Forms
more manifold (comparative)
most manifold (superlative)
manyfold (alternative)
manifolds (plural)
manifolds (present, singular)
manifolding (participle, present)
manifolded (participle, past)
manifolded (past)
Derived Forms
Phrases
Manifold Heights
a lot
Calabi-Yau manifold
chain of manifolds
continuous manifoldness
discontinuous manifoldness
inlet manifold
intake manifold