threefold

1. 1.

   by a factor of three

   “our rent increased threefold in the past five years”

   Synonymsthree times

Other forms of threefold

comparative

threefolder·

superlative

threefoldest·

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 threefold

What does threefold mean?

threefold means "three times as great or many". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in threefold?

threefold has 2 syllables: three-fold. The stress falls on "three". In IPA it is /ˈθɹiˌfoʊld/.

What is another word for threefold?

Close synonyms include treble, three-fold, triple, double, dual. 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 threefold a common word?

threefold 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 threefold?

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