plural

adjective

plu·​ral ˈplu̇r-əl 

1

: of, relating to, or constituting a class of grammatical forms usually used to denote more than one or in some languages more than two

2

: relating to, consisting of, or containing more than one or more than one kind or class

a plural society

plural noun

plurally

ˈplu̇r-ə-lē 

adverb

Examples of plural in a Sentence

The word “trees” is a plural noun.

The plural form of the word “child” is “children.”

a plural verb such as “are” or “were” rather than a singular verb such as “is” or “was”

Recent Examples on the Web

However, in the Discord chat, Bungie seemed to indicate there would be more playtests, plural, before release. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

And the episode just before this one argued that an abusive man in that mold can be bested by women, plural, who are looking out for and working alongside one another. —Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025

Yes, plural: More than one organization can vouch for a user under this system. —Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025

Kody and Robyn Brown Robyn became the fourth and final wife to join the plural family after meeting Kody at church in 2009. —Karli Bendlin, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French plurel, from Latin pluralis, from plur-, plus more — more at plus

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing plural

• plural marriage

Rhymes for plural

• crural
• dural
• jural
• mural
• neural
• pleural
• rural
• extramural
• intramural
• intrapleural
• figural
• flexural

Kids Definition

plural

1 of 2 adjective

plu·​ral

ˈplu̇r-əl

: of, relating to, or being a word form used to indicate more than one

plural nouns

plurally

-ə-lē

adverb

plural

2 of 2 noun

: a form of a word used to show that more than one person or thing is meant