French Conversation · Level 27
90 words
French word
multitude
Pronunciation
IPA/myltityd/
Meaning
- feminine nounmultitude
Example
Une multitude de personnes attendait devant le magasin.
A multitude of people were waiting in front of the store.
More examples
Les réseaux sociaux reflètent une multitude d'opinions.
Social media reflect a multitude of opinions.
Core concept
Many separate people or objects appearing together as a single dense body.
Common phrases
une multitude de choses
a multitude of things
une multitude de possibilités
a multitude of possibilities
Similar words
foule: A very large gathering of people.
groupe: People or things grouped by a shared feature or purpose.
quantité: A large number or amount considered as a quantity.
masse: A large, unified mass in which individuals are hard to distinguish.
Definition in French
Grand nombre considéré comme un ensemble, souvent perçu comme une masse ou une foule.
Word origin
The French noun multitude is inherited from Latin multitudo, whose base multus means 'many' and whose ending denotes a condition.
Usage tips
- In une multitude de plus a plural noun, singular agreement is standard, although plural agreement can emphasize the individual members.