multitude

UK: /ˈmʌltɪtjuːd/

US: /ˈmʌltɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/

US: (mul′ti to̅o̅d′, -tyo̅o̅d′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mul•ti•tude /ˈmʌltɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/   n. [countable]

1. a great number:
   a multitude of problems.
2. a great number of people gathered together;
   a crowd;
   throng:
   the multitudes who tried to see him.

Synonyms

See crowd.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mul•ti•tude  (mul′ti to̅o̅d′, -tyo̅o̅d′), n. 

1. a great number;
   host:
   a multitude of friends.
2. a great number of people gathered together;
   crowd;
   throng.
3. the state or character of being many;
   numerousness.
4. the multitude, the common people;
   the masses.

• Latin multitūdō. See multi-, -tude
• Middle English 1275–1325

Synonyms

• 2. mass. See crowd. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

multitude / ˈmʌltɪˌtjuːd/ noun

1. a large gathering of people
2. the multitude ⇒ the body of ordinary people
3. a large number
4. the state or quality of being numerous

Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin multitūdō