Definition/Meaning of many

• English - Determiner: many ( comparative more , superlative most ) An indefinite large number of . many people enjoy playing chess; there are many different ways to cook a meal Bible , Genesis xvii .4: Thou shalt be a father of many nations . 1909 , Archibald Marshall , The Squire's Daughter , chapterIII: The big houses , and there are a good many of them , lie for the most part in what may be called by courtesy the…
• English - Pronoun: many A collective mass of people . Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many A great many do not understand this . An indefinite large number of people or things . Many are called , but few are chosen . Antonyms few Derived terms how many many a so many Translations Quotations 1611 — King James Version of the Bible , Luke 1:1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand…
• English - Noun: many ( plural manies ) A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd . A considerable number .
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈmɛnɪi/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /ˈmɛni/ ( pin – pen merger ) IPA (key) : /ˈmɪni/ Homophone: mini ( pin-pen merger ) Rhymes: -ɛni ( Ireland ) IPA (key) : /ˈmæni/ Rhymes: -æni Hyphenation: many
• English - Etymology: From Middle English many , mani , moni , from Old English maniġ , moniġ , maneġ ( “ many ” ), from Proto-Germanic *managaz ( “ some , much , many ” ), from Proto-Indo-European *monogʰo- ( “ many ” ). The noun is from Middle English manye , *menye , from Old English manigeo , menigu ( “ company , multitude , host ” ), from Proto-Germanic *managō , *managį̄ ( “ multitude ” ), from the same root as…