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plural

  • /ˈplʊəɹəl/ UK
  • /ˈplɔːɹəl/ UK
  • /ˈpljʊəɹəl/ UK, obsolete
  • /ˈplɵːɹəl/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈploːɹəl/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈplʊɹəl/
  • /ˈplɝ.əl/
  • /ˈplʉːɹəl/ Australia
  • /ˈpluːɹəl/ Ireland
  • /ˈplʉɾəl/ Scotland
  • [ˈplʉːɾəl] Scotland

Sounds like pleural · Rhymes with -ʊəɹəl

Where it comes from

From Middle English plurelle, from Old French plurel (“plural”), Borrowed from Latin plūrālis (“of or belonging to more than one, belonging to many”, adjective), from plūs, plūris (“more”) + -ālis.

adjective more plural · most plural · pl. · pl

  1. Consisting of or containing more than one of something. The notion of culture is one whose meanings are plural and shifting.

    Similar: manifold, multiple, morefold, several

  2. In systems of number, not singular or not singular or dual. English nouns usually have singular and plural forms.
  3. comparable Pluralistic. Although the nation was far more plural than Canada in the number of its Christian groups
  4. not comparable, of a person Having some form of multiplicity, especially dissociative identity disorder.

Similar: multiple, plural · Opposite: singular

noun plurals · pl. · pl

  1. uncountable The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something. "There are three numbers; the singular, the dual, and the plural. [...] The dual is sometimes used to denote two objects, but even here the plural is more common."
  2. countable A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form. The plural of 'cat' is 'cats', but the plural of 'child' is 'children'.
  3. countable A person with some form of multiplicity, particularly dissociative identity disorder. Singlet and monocultural identity is so normalized that many voice hearers and plurals don’t share their experiences with anyone, living in isolation (and sometimes in poverty) and spending considerable inner resources to manage postures and performances of ‘mental health’.

    Similar: multiple, system

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dual, plural form, multiple, plurality, multipurpose, multifaceted, composite, diverse, diversified, pluralistic, inclusive, several, balanced, singular, multiparty, pluralist

adjective

Similar: multiple, plural · Opposite: singular

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adj more than one

Españolplural
한국어복수 boksu
日本語複数 fukusū
中文複數 /复数 fùshù, 眾數 /众数 zhòngshù
हिन्दीअनेक anek
Portuguêsplural
Françaispluriel
DeutschPlural-, pluralisch, plural, mehrfach, Mehrzahl-
Italianoplurale
Ελληνικάπληθυντικός plithyntikós
Românăplural
Русскиймно́жественный mnóžestvennyj
עבריתלשון רבים lišon rabim

noun the plural number

Españolplural
한국어복수 boksu
日本語複数 fukusū
中文複數 /复数 fùshù, 眾數 /众数 zhòngshù
हिन्दीबहुवचन bahuvcan
Portuguêsplural
Françaispluriel
DeutschMehrzahl, Plural
Ελληνικάπληθυντικός plithyntikós
Românăplural, număr plural
Русскиймно́жественное число́ mnóžestvennoje čisló, мн. ч. mn. č., мн. mn.
Tiếng Việtsố nhiều
العربيةالْجَمْع al-jamʕ
עבריתרַבִּים rabím

noun word in plural form

Españolplural
한국어복수형 boksuhyeong, 복수 boksu, 겹셈 gyeopsem
日本語複数形 fukusūkei, 複数 fukusū
中文複數 /复数 fùshù, 眾數 /众数 zhòngshù
हिन्दीबहुवचन bahuvcan
Kiswahiliwingi
Portuguêsplural
Françaispluriel
DeutschPlural, Pluralform
Italianoplurale
Ελληνικάπληθυντικός plithyntikós
Românăplural
Русскиймно́жественное число́ mnóžestvennoje čisló
Tiếng Việtsố nhiều
العربيةجَمْع jamʕ

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@misc{plural_2026,
  title = {plural},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plural},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}