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monstrous
English
Etymology
From Middle English monstrous, from Old French monstrueuse, monstrüos, from Latin m?nstr?sus. Compare monstruous.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?nst??s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?nst??s/
- Hyphenation: mon?strous
Adjective
monstrous (comparative more monstrous, superlative most monstrous)
- Hideous or frightful.
- Enormously large.
- a monstrous height
- Freakish or grotesque.
- The irregular and monstrous births
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The rule and exercises of holy living
- He, therefore, that refuses to do good to them whom he is bound to love […] is unnatural and monstrous in his affections.
- Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters.
- (obsolete) Marvellous; exceedingly strange; fantastical.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:gigantic
Translations
Middle English
Adjective
monstrous
- Alternative form of monstruous
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manifold
English
Alternative forms
- manyfold
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?mæn??fo?ld/, (nonstandard) /?m?n??fo?ld/, /?m?ni?fo?ld/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?mæn??f??ld/
- Hyphenation: man?i?fold
- Rhymes: -æn?fo?ld
Etymology 1
From Middle English manifold, from Old English mani?feald (“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”).
Adjective
manifold (comparative more manifold, superlative most manifold)
- Various in kind or quality; diverse.
- Many in number, numerous; multiple, multiplied.
- Complicated.
- Exhibited at diverse times or in various ways.
- c. 1384, I Petre 4:10 (Wycliffe's Bible):
- ... the manyfold grace of God.
- 1611, Ephesians 3:10 (w:King James Bible):
- The manifold wisdom of God.
- c. 1384, I Petre 4:10 (Wycliffe's Bible):
Synonyms
- (various in kind or quality): diverse, various, varied, multiplicitous; See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous
- (many in number): multiple, numerous; see also Thesaurus:manifold
Antonyms
- onefold
- singlefold
Derived terms
- manifolder
- manifoldly
- manifoldness
Translations
Adverb
manifold (comparative more manifold, superlative most manifold)
- Many times; repeatedly.
Synonyms
- manyfold, frequently, ofttimes; see also Thesaurus:often
Noun
manifold (plural manifolds)
- (historical) A copy made by the manifold writing process.
- (mechanics) A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs or outputs.
- (US, regional, chiefly in the plural) The third stomach of a ruminant animal, an omasum.
- 1830 Anson, Somerset Co. Me., accessed 12 June 2007
- My conjecture being right he will find the third stomach, or manifolds, the seat of difficulty.
- 1830 Anson, Somerset Co. Me., accessed 12 June 2007
- (mathematics) A topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space and is Hausdorff.
- (computer graphics) A polygon mesh representing the continuous, closed surface of a solid object
Usage notes
In mathematics, a manifold of some number of dimensions n is termed an n-manifold (e.g. 3-manifold).
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English manifolden, from Old English mani?fealdan (“to multiply, abound, increase, extend, reward”), equivalent to many +? -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalten, Icelandic margfalda (“to multiply”), Swedish mångfaldiga (“to manifold, reproduce”).
Verb
manifold (third-person singular simple present manifolds, present participle manifolding, simple past and past participle manifolded)
- (transitive) To make manifold; multiply.
- (transitive, printing) To multiply or reproduce impressions of by a single operation.
Translations
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