Many

Ma´ny

a. & pron.

Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few.

- Gen. xvii. 4.

Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.

- 1 Cor. i. 26.

Many a
a large number taken distributively; each one of many.

Many one
many a one; many persons. - Shak.

The many
the majority; - opposed to the few. See Many, n. - Bk. of Com. Prayer.

Too many
too numerous; hence, too powerful; as, they are too many for us. - L'Estrange.

The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community.

After him the rascal many ran.

- Spenser.

A large or considerable number.

A many of our bodies shall no doubt
Find native graves.

- Shak.

Seeing a great many in rich gowns.

- Addison.

It will be concluded by many that he lived like an honest man.

- Fielding.

He is liable to a great many inconveniences.

- Tillotson.

Adj.

many - a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"

Antonyms:

few - a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"

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