plural

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Consisting of or containing more than one of something.
In systems of number, not singular or not singular or dual.
Pluralistic.
Having some form of multiplicity, especially dissociative identity disorder.

noun

The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something.
A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.
A person with some form of multiplicity, particularly dissociative identity disorder.

Pronunciation

/ˈplʊə.ɹəl/ plo͝or'-rəl /ˈplɔː.ɹəl/ plô'-rəl /ˈpljʊə.ɹəl/ plyo͝or'-rəl plo͝oər'-əl plûr'-əl /ˈplʊɹ.əl/ /ˈplɝ.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-plural.wav En-us-plural.ogg /ˈpluː.ɹəl/ /ˈpluːɹ.əl/ /ˈplʉːɹ.əl/

Word forms

plural more plural most plural pl. pl plurals

Etymology

From Middle English plurelle, from Old French plurel (“plural”), Borrowed from Latin plūrālis (“of or belonging to more than one, belonging to many”, adjective), from plūs, plūris (“more”) + -ālis.

Synonyms

multiple plural manifold morefold several system

Antonyms

singular

Related words

singular

Derived words

additive plural associative plural author's plural broken plural celestial plural marriage cohort plural count plural double plural duoplural first-person plural majestic plural nonplural plural intensive pluralisation pluralise pluralism pluralist plurality pluralization pluralize plurally plural marriage plural noun plural of excellence plural of majesty plural of modesty pluralphobia pluralphobic plural relations plural system plural wife polyplural second-person plural sound plural summation plural superplural the plural of anecdote is not data third-person plural plurale tantum

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