multitudinous

adjective

mul·​ti·​tu·​di·​nous ˌməl-tə-ˈtüd-nəs 

-ˈtyüd-;

-ˈtü-dᵊn-əs,

-ˈtyü-

1

: including a multitude of individuals : populous

the multitudinous city

2

: existing in a great multitude

multitudinous opportunities

3

: existing in or consisting of innumerable elements or aspects

multitudinous applause

multitudinously adverb

multitudinousness noun

Did you know?

Multitudinous is one of many English words that make use of the combining form multi-, from Latin multus, meaning "much" or "many." Multicolor, multifunction, and multimillionaire are just a few of the others. Multitudinous is the kind of highly expressive word that you can rely upon when you want something a little more emphatic than plain old numerous. Among its synonyms are multiple and multifold, two more members of the multi- family.

Synonyms

• beaucoup [slang]
• legion
• many
• multifold
• multiple
• multiplex
• numerous

Examples of multitudinous in a Sentence

Their lives have changed in multitudinous ways.

the multitudinous questions that seem to be an inevitable part of opening day at school

Recent Examples on the Web

According to research, amongst the multitudinous benefits of CRMs is that CRMs can boost conversion rates by 300%, and when properly implemented, according to IBM, the ROI can exceed 245%. —Micah Logan, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024

The main aim of this paper is to tease apart all these multitudinous associations. —Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2011

Huntington discusses the practicality of registration when software entities spawn multitudinous copies and variants. —WIRED, 6 July 2023

Despite the multitudinous adjustments available within the Comp's drive-mode menus, there's no combination of settings that calms the arthritically stiff ride. —Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 22 June 2023

The patients in our own clinics often take multitudinous and meandering routes to make their appointments with us. —Samyukta Mullangi and Vinayak Venkataraman, STAT, 31 May 2023

There is, of course, no comparison between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump; one stands accused of multitudinous felonies spanning several jurisdictions, and the other, for all her corruption, stood accused of having an email server. —Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2023

While each iteration of the modern-day fine has roots in ancient Latin, etymology reveals its multitudinous fate was preordained, having been born of not one but two independent terms: finire and finis. —Joseph Lezza, Longreads, 30 Mar. 2023

There’s also the tendency of the press, exemplified by the Washington press corps, to view the economy through a political prism — that is, how will conditions affect partisan fortunes — without examining too closely the multitudinous undercurrents swirling beneath the surface of the gross numbers. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Kids Definition

multitudinous

adjective

mul·​ti·​tu·​di·​nous ˌməl-tə-ˈt(y)üd-nəs 

-ᵊn-əs

: consisting of a multitude

multitudinous questions