How do you pronounce twofold?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtufoʊld/.

Where does twofold come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

twofold

/ˈtufoʊld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: twofold
IPA: /ˈtufoʊld/

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Meaning

adj

Double; duplicate; multiplied by two.

adj

Having two parts, especially two different parts.

adv

In a double degree; doubly.

Example Sentences

"The wheat produced a twofold harvest."
"a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument"
"1874, Ernest Myers (transl.), The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, Pythian Ode III, page 65. Had I but landed there and brought unto him a twofold joy, first golden health and next this my song of triumph to be a splendour in his Pythian crown […]"
"It is the tale of Ixion's twofold guilt, unnatural murder and unlawful love."
""Wallace's suggestion for overcoming the epistemological and solipsistic effects of innate selfishness is twofold.""

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English twofold, from Old English twēofeald. Equivalent to two + -fold; cognate to Icelandic tvöfalt and Dutch tweevoudig.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: twofold, twēofeald
Suffix: two

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtufoʊld/
British English: /ˈtuːfəʊld/

Inflected Forms

two-fold (alternative)

Derived Forms

twofoldedness twofoldly twofoldness

Synonyms

double duplicate twin dual duplex duple twissel twofold twosome

Antonyms

bisect

Rhymes With

old told hold gold cold sold controlled bold rolled fold enrolled mold