ˈmenɪ adj. & n. --adj. (more; most)
great in
number;
numerous (many times; many
people; many a
person;
his reasons
were many). --n. (as pl.) 1 a
large number (many like skiing; many went). 2 (prec. by the)
the multitude of
esp.
working people. øas many the
same number of (six mistakes in as many lines). as many
again the same number additionally (sixty
here and as many again there). be
too (or
one too) many
for outwit,
baffle. a
good (or great) many a large number. many-sided having many sides, aspects, interests, capabilities, etc. many-sidedness n. the
fact or
state of
being many-sided. many's the
time often (many's the time we saw it). many a time many times. [OE manig, ult. f. Gmc]