MORE
more, more than
(adjective) (comparative of âmuchâ used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; âmore landâ; âmore supportâ; âmore rain fellâ; âmore than a gallonâ
more
(adjective) (comparative of âmanyâ used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number; âa hall with more seatsâ; âwe have no more bananasâ; âmore than oneâ
more, to a greater extent
(adverb) used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; âmore interestingâ; âmore beautifulâ; âmore quicklyâ
more
(adverb) comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent; âhe works more nowâ; âthey eat more than they shouldâ
More, Thomas More, Sir Thomas More
(noun) English statesman who opposed Henry VIIIâs divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Proper noun
More
The Volta-Congo language of the Mossi people, mainly spoken in part of Burkina Faso.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
More (plural Mores)
A surname.
Anagrams
• Mero, Omer, Orem, Orme, Rome, erom, mero, mero-, moer, omer
Etymology 1
Determiner
more
comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.)
comparative degree of much: in greater quantity, amount, or proportion. (Used for a continuous quantity.)
Additional; further.
Bigger, stronger, or more valuable.
Antonyms
• fewer
• less
Adverb
more (not comparable)
To a greater degree or extent. [from 10thc.]
Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs. [from 13thc.]
(now, poetic) In negative constructions: any further, any longer; any more. [from 10thc.]
(now, dialectal, humorous or proscribed) Used in addition to an inflected comparative form. [from 13thc.; standard until 18thc.]
Pronoun
more
A greater number or quantity (of something).
An extra or additional quantity (of something).
Etymology 2
Noun
more (plural mores)
(obsolete) A carrot; a parsnip.
(dialectal) A root; stock.
A plant.
Etymology 3
Verb
more (third-person singular simple present mores, present participle moring, simple past and past participle mored)
(transitive) To root up.
Anagrams
• Mero, Omer, Orem, Orme, Rome, erom, mero, mero-, moer, omer
Source: Wiktionary
More, n. Etym: [AS. mor. See Moor a waste.]
Definition: A hill. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
More, n. Etym: [AS. more, moru; akin to G. möhre carrot, OHG. moraha, morha.]
Definition: A root. [Obs.] Chaucer.
More, a., compar. [Positive wanting; superl. Most (.] Etym: [OE. more, mare, and (orig. neut. and adv.) mo, ma, AS. mara, and (as neut. and adv.) ma; akin to D. meer, OS. mer, G. mehr, OHG. mero, mer, Icel. meiri, meirr, Dan. meere, meer, Sw. mera, mer, Goth. maiza, a., mais, adv., and perh. to L. major greater, compar. of magnus great, and magis, adv., more. sq. root103. Cf. Most, uch, Major.]
1. Greater; superior; increased; as: (a) Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the like; with the singular. He gat more money. Chaucer. If we procure not to ourselves more woe. Milton.
Note: More, in this sense, was formerly used in connection with some other qualifying word, -- a, the, this, their, etc., -- which now requires the substitution of greater, further, or the like, for more. Whilst sisters nine, which dwell on Parnasse height, Do make them music for their more delight. Spenser. The more part knew not wherefore they were come together. Acts xix. 32. Wrong not that wrong with a more contempt. Shak.
(b) Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the plural. The people of the children of Israel are more and mighter than we. Ex. i. 9.
2. Additional; other; as, he wept because there were no more words to conquer. With open arms received one poet more. Pope.
More, n.
1. A greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way what it is compared with. And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. Ex. xvi. 17.
2. That which is in addition; something other and further; an additional or greater amount. They that would have more and more can never have enough. L'Estrange. O! That pang where more than madness lies. Byron. Any more. (a) Anything or something additional or further; as, I do not need any more. (b) Adverbially: Further; beyond a certain time; as, do not think any more about it.
– No more, not anything more; nothing in addition.
– The more and less, the high and low. [Obs.] Shak. "All cried, both less and more." Chaucer.
More, adv.
1. In a greater quantity; in or to a greater extent or degree. (a) With a verb or participle. Admiring more The riches of Heaven's pavement. Milton.
(b) With an adjective or adverb (instead of the suffix -er) to form the comparative degree; as, more durable; more active; more sweetly. Happy here, and more happy hereafter. Bacon.
Note: Double comparatives were common among writers of the Elizabeth period, and for some time later; as, more brighter; more dearer. The duke of Milan And his more braver daughter. Shak.
2. In addition; further; besides; again. Yet once more, Oye laurels, and once more, Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude. Milton. More and more, with continual increase. "Amon trespassed more and more." 2 Chron. xxxiii. 23.
– The more, to a greater degree; by an added quantity; for a reason already specified.
– The more -- the more, by how much more -- by so much more. "The more he praised in himself, the more he seems to suspect that in very deed it was not in him." Milton.
– To be no more, to have ceased to be; as, Cassius is no more; Troy is no more. Those oracles which set the world in flames, Nor ceased to burn till kingdoms were no more. Byron.
More, v. t.
Definition: To make more; to increase. [Obs.] Gower.
MANY
Ma"ny, n. Etym: [See Meine, Mansion.]
Definition: A retinue of servants; a household. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ma"ny, a. or pron.
Note: [It has no variation to express degrees of comparison; more and most, which are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a different root.] Etym: [OE. mani, moni, AS. manig, mÊnig, monig; akin to D. menig, OS. & OHG. manag, G. manch, Dan. mange, Sw. mÄnge, Goth. manags, OSlav. mnog', Russ. mnogii; cf. Icel. margr, Prov. E. mort. sq. root103.]
Definition: Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few. Thou shalt be a father of many nations. Gen. xvii. 4. Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. 1 Cor. i. 26.
Note: Many is freely prefixed to participles, forming compounds which need no special explanation; as, many-angled, many-celled, many-eyed, many-footed, many-handed, many-leaved, many-lettered, many-named, many-peopled, many-petaled, many-seeded, many-syllabled (polysyllabic), many-tongued, many-voiced, many-wived, and the like. Comparison is often expressed by many with as or so. "As many as were willing hearted . . . brought bracelets." Exod. xxxv. 22. "So many laws argue so many sins." Milton. Many stands with a singular substantive with a or an. Many a, a large number taken distributively; each one of many. "For thy sake have I shed many a tear." Shak. "Full many a gem of purest ray serene." Gray.
– Many one, many a one; many persons. BK. of Com. Prayer.
– The many, the majority; -- opposed to the few. See Many, n.
– Too many, too numerous; hence, too powerful; as, they are too many for us. L'Estrange.
Syn.
– Numerous; multiplied; frequent; manifold; various; divers; sundry.
Ma"ny, n. Etym: [AS. menigeo, menigo, menio, multitude; akin to G. menge, OHG. managi, menigi, Goth. managei. See Many, a.]
1. The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community. After him the rascal many ran. Spenser.
2. 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 manythat he lived like an honest man. Fielding.
Note: In this sense, many is connected immediately with another substantive (without of) to show of what the many consists; as, a good many [of] people think so. He is liable to a great many inconveniences. Tillotson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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