multitudinous

[ muhl-ti-tood-n-uhs, -tyood- ]

adjective

1. forming a multitude or great number; existing, occurring, or present in great numbers; very numerous.
2. comprising many items, parts, or elements.
3. Archaic. crowded or thronged.

multitudinous

/ ˌmʌltɪˈtjuːdɪnəs /

adjective

1. very numerous
2. rare.
   great in extent, variety, etc
3. poetic.
   crowded

Derived Forms

• ˌmultiˈtudinously, adverb
• ˌmultiˈtudinousness, noun

Other Words From

• multi·tudi·nous·ly adverb
• multi·tudi·nous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of multitudinous¹

First recorded in 1600–25; < Latin multitūdin- (stem of multitūdō ) multitude + -ous

Example Sentences

At a certain level, we have School of Rock and multitudinous other music academies to thank for this resurgence.

From Salon

Maybe life is too multitudinous for any one novel to capture its spirit, he muses, and “perhaps ten novels from ten different cultural perspectives are required now.”

From Los Angeles Times

And another worry: If the data does make it into the mainstream, will consumers simply tune it out — just as many do with California’s multitudinous cancer warning signs?

From Scientific American

Because they think they are white, however vociferous they may be and however multitudinous, they are as speechless as Lot's wife— looking backward, changed into a pillar of salt.

From Salon

It also captures her unwillingness to reread her own multitudinous journals and tendency to get choked up when discussing the sex tape and her breakup with Lee.

From Los Angeles Times