manifold

1. 1.

   make multiple copies of

   “multiply a letter”

   Broadercopy
2. 2.

   combine or increase by multiplication

   “He managed to multiply his profits”

   Synonymsmultiply

   Broaderincrease

   Narrowerdoubletriplequadruplequintupleproliferate

1. 1.

   many and varied; having many features or forms

   “manifold reasons”

   “our manifold failings”

   “manifold intelligence”

   “the multiplex opportunities in high technology”

   Synonymsmultiplex

   Similarmultiple

Other forms of manifold

plural

manifolds·

past tense

manifolded·

present participle

manifolding·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about manifold

What does manifold mean?

manifold means "a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in manifold?

manifold has 3 syllables: man-i-fold. The stress falls on "man". In IPA it is /ˈmænəˌfoʊld/.

What is another word for manifold?

Close synonyms include manifold paper, multiply, multiplex. 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.

Is manifold a common word?

manifold is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with manifold?

14 words rhyme with manifold. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.