eight-fold

1. 1.

   having eight units or components

   Synonymsoctupleeightfold

   Similarmultiple

Questions about eight-fold

What does eight-fold mean?

eight-fold means "having eight units or components".

How many syllables are in eight-fold?

eight-fold has 2 syllables and divides as eight--fold under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for eight-fold?

Close synonyms include octuple, eightfold. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.