plural
/ˈplʉːɹəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Consisting of or containing more than one of something.
adj
adj
Having some form of multiplicity, especially dissociative identity disorder.
noun
A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.
Countable
noun
A person with some form of multiplicity, particularly dissociative identity disorder.
Countable
Example Sentences
- "The notion of culture is one whose meanings are plural and shifting."
- "Than plural faith which is too much by one: Thou counterfeit to thy true friend!"
- "English nouns usually have singular and plural forms."
- "Although the nation was far more plural than Canada in the number of its Christian groups"
- "The Hong Kong and Singapore markets are way more "plural" than most Western economies, but they have not led to pluralistic politics."
- "History is perhaps more plural than traditionally imagined, leaving room for more groups to express their story."
Etymology
From Middle English plurelle, from Old French plurel (“plural”), Borrowed from Latin plūrālis (“of or belonging to more than one, belonging to many”, adjective), from plūs, plūris (“more”) + -ālis.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *pleh₁-, plurelle, plurel
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈplʉːɹəl/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more plural (comparative)
most plural (superlative)
pl. (alternative, abbreviation)
pl (alternative, abbreviation)
plurals (plural)