mony

¹

[ mon-ee ]

adjective

, Scot. and North England.

1. many.

-mony

²

1. a suffix found on abstract nouns borrowed from Latin, usually denoting a status, role, or function ( matrimony; testimony ), or a personal quality or kind of behavior ( acrimony; sanctimony ).

mony

/ ˈmɒnɪ /

determiner

1. a Scottish word for many

Word History and Origins

Origin of mony¹

From Latin -mōnium (neuter), -mōnia (feminine), presumably originally derivatives with -ium, -ia of -mōn-, an adjective or noun suffix, cognate with Greek -mōn; -ium ( def ), -ia; hegemony ); alimony

Example Sentences

Idol, 68, is expected to perform some of his biggest hits including “Dancing with Myself” “Mony Mony” and “Rebel Yell” during a 35-minute set on two different stages at On Location’s Club 67 and Touchdown Club in front of nearly 9,000 anticipated guests.

From Seattle Times

Santa Clara County, Northern California’s most populous, is reporting “an acute surge of patients … in both our inpatient pediatric ward and pediatric ICU,” said Dr. Vidya Mony, pediatric infectious disease specialist and associate hospital epidemiologist at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

From Los Angeles Times

“We have seen an abrupt increase in all of our RSV cases,” said Dr. Vidya Mony, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

From Los Angeles Times

The complaint was brought to Mexico's telecommunications regulator IFT yesterday by Mony de Swaan Addati, who once headed the former telecommunications federation that was later replaced by IFT.

From Reuters

“The mistress has been dead this mony a year.”

From Literature