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many
English
Alternative forms
- manie (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English many, mani, moni, from Old English mani?, moni?, mane? (“many”), from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic *managaz (“some, much, many”).
The noun is from Middle English manye, *menye, from Old English manigeo, menigu (“company, multitude, host”), from Proto-Germanic *manag?, *manag?? (“multitude”), from the same root as the determiner. Cognate with Middle Low German menige, menie, menje (“multitude”), Russian ????? (mnogo).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?m?ni/
- (US) IPA(key): /?m?ni/
- Rhymes: -?ni
- (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /?m?ni/
- Homophone: mini (pin-pen merger)
- (Ireland) IPA(key): /?mæni/
- Rhymes: -æni
- Hyphenation: ma?ny
Determiner
many (comparative more, superlative most)
- An indefinite large number of.
- Thou shalt be a father of many nations.
- The big houses, and there are a good many of them, lie for the most part in what may be called by courtesy the valleys. You catch a glimpse of them sometimes at a little distance from the [railway] line, which seems to have shown some ingenuity in avoiding them, […].
- (in combinations such as 'as many', 'so many', 'this many') Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the number of people or things.
- We don't need this many bananas. Put some back.
- There may be as many as ten million species of insect.
- I don't have as many friends as my sister does.
Usage notes
- Many is used only with the plural of countable nouns (except in the combination many a). Its counterpart used with uncountable nouns is much. Many and much merge in the comparative and superlative forms, which are more and most for both determiners.
- It was once common to use the indefinite article with many (very a many years ago), as it still is with few (a few good men). However, this has fallen out of favor except in formations such as "a great/good many."
Synonyms
- a lot of
Antonyms
- few
Derived terms
Translations
Pronoun
many
- An indefinite large number of people or things.
- 1611 – King James Version of the Bible, Luke 1:1
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...
- 1611 – King James Version of the Bible, Luke 1:1
Antonyms
- few
Derived terms
- many-to-many
- one-to-many
Related terms
- how many
- many a
- so many
Translations
Noun
many (plural (rare) manies)
- A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
- A considerable number.
- A good many (of the elders) had been tone-deaf for a good many years.
- 2005, Florence Dyer, A Mother's Cry!: Touches the Very Heart of God (page 22)
- I know that my mother cried a many of times from decisions I made.
Synonyms
- (multitude): crowd, mob; see also Thesaurus:commonalty
- (considerable number): abundance, buttload, deal; see also Thesaurus:lot
Translations
Adjective
many (comparative more, superlative most)
- Existing in large number; numerous.
Synonyms
- multiple, several; see also Thesaurus:manifold
References
- many at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- MYAN, Myan., myna
Maricopa
Pronoun
many
- (personal) you
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complex
English
Etymology
From French complexe, from Latin complexus, past participle of complect? (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectere (“to weave, braid”). See complect. Doublet of complexus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?ks
- Adjective
- (UK) IPA(key): /k?m?pl?ks/, /?k?m.pl?ks/
- (US) enPR: k?mpl?ks, k?m'pl?ks; IPA(key): /k?m?pl?ks/, /?k?mpl?ks/
- Noun
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k?m.pl?ks/
- (US) enPR: k?m'pl?ks, IPA(key): /?k?mpl?ks/
Adjective
complex (comparative complexer or more complex, superlative complexest or most complex)
- Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
- Ideas thus made up of several simple ones put together, I call complex; such as beauty, gratitude, a man, an army, the universe.
- Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
- 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences
- When the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in the best possible way, the process is complex and difficult.
- 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences
- (mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of ?1.
- (mathematics, mathematical analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
- (mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
- (geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
Synonyms
- (not simple): complicated, detailed, difficult, hard, intricate, involved, tough
Antonyms
- (not simple): basic, easy, simple, simplex, straightforward
Derived terms
- complex function
- complexify
- complexity
- complexness
- pseudocomplex
Related terms
- complexion
- (mathematics): symplectic
Translations
Noun
complex (plural complexes)
- A problem. (clarification of this definition is needed)
- A network of interconnected systems.
- A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
- An assemblage of related things; a collection.
- This parable of the wedding supper comprehends in it the whole complex of all the blessings and privileges exhibited by the gospel.
- An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
- A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
- (taxonomy) A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
- (psychoanalysis) An abnormal mental condition caused by repressed emotions.
- (informal, by extension) A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
- (chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules.
- (mathematics) A complex number.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
complex (third-person singular simple present complexes, present participle complexing, simple past and past participle complexed)
- (chemistry, intransitive) To form a complex with another substance
- (transitive) To complicate.
Translations
Further reading
- complex in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- complex in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- complex at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin complexus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /kom?pl?ks/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kum?pl?ks/
Adjective
complex (feminine complexa, masculine plural complexos, feminine plural complexes)
- complex
- Antonyms: simple, senzill
Derived terms
- nombre complex
Related terms
- complexitat
Noun
complex m (plural complexos)
- complex (clarification of this definition is needed)
Further reading
- “complex” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “complex” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “complex” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “complex” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French complexe or German komplex, from Latin complexus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?m?pl?ks/
- Hyphenation: com?plex
- Rhymes: -?ks
Adjective
complex (comparative complexer, superlative meest complex or complext)
- complex (composite)
- complex (complicated)
- (mathematics) complex (containing an imaginary component or involving imaginary numbers)
Inflection
Derived terms
- complex getal
- complexiteit
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: kompleks
Noun
complex n (plural complexen, diminutive complexje n)
- complex (collection of buildings or facilities with a common purpose)
- (psychoanalysis) complex (abnormal mental state caused by repression)
Derived terms
- gebouwencomplex
- inferioriteitscomplex
- meerderwaarigheidscomplex
- minderwaardigheidscomplex
- sportcomplex
- superioriteitscomplex
- tempelcomplex
Related terms
- complicatie
- gecompliceerd
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: kompleks
Romanian
Etymology
From French complexe, from Latin complexus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kom?pleks]
Adjective
complex m or n (feminine singular complex?, masculine plural complec?i, feminine and neuter plural complexe)
- complex
Declension
Antonyms
- simplu
Related terms
- complexitate
Further reading
- complex in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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- what complex means
- what complex carbohydrates
- what complex sentence
- what complexion am i
- what complex receives electrons from nadh
- what complexion will my baby be
- what complex fraction is equal to 2/3
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