Words / B2

MULT-it-yood/ˈmʌltɪtjuːd/

A multitude is a very large number of people or things: a multitude of tweets; a multitude. Lots is everyday; numerous is the adjective twin. Tweets are not a random sample. Mix-up: multiple means many (already elsewhere); multiply is the verb (already elsewhere). Do not write multitude for two or three items.

Meaning

A very large number of people or things.

Examples

• “A multitude of tweets is not a random sample.”
• “A multitude gathered in the square, which is the crowd sense.”

Good to know

a multitude of; the multitude. Everyday: lots. Trap: multiple / multiply. Methods, news, and literature. A huge number, not “more than one”.

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