MANY vs FEW: NOUN
- See meiny.
- A multitude; a great aggregate; specifically, the mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
- A considerable number: with the indefinite article, and followed by of expressed or understood.
- [The phrase a many (as well as a pretty many) is now rare or colloquial; yet a good many and a great many are still in common use.]
- A large indefinite number.
- A retinue of servants; a household.
- The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community.
- A considerable number.
- The majority of the people; the masses.
- A large or considerable number.
- An exclusive or limited number.
- An indefinitely small number of persons or things.
- Not many; only a small number (of persons or things): in this use properly an adjective, used elliptically as a plural noun, and not preceded by the article.
- A small number; a minority: in this sense preceded by the article a (originally in the plural) or the, with or without a noun following, the noun, if used, expressing the whole of which the few are taken, and being in the partitive genitive, with or without the preposition of: as, a few, or a few members, or a few of the members, dissented.
- Adv. phr. Somewhat; to some slight extent: often used ironically for a good deal.
- See II., 3.
- A small quantity or portion; a little: followed by a noun (without of) in a construction similar to def. 2 and to that of little, n.
- A small elite group
- An indefinite but relatively small number
MANY vs FEW: ADJECTIVE
- Too numerous; hence, too powerful.
- The majority; -- opposed to the few. See Many, n.
- Many a one; many persons.
- A large number taken distributively; each one of many.
- Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few.
- Being one of a large indefinite number; numerous.
- A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number
- Amounting to or consisting of a large indefinite number.
- Amounting to or consisting of a small number.
- A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number
- Being more than one but indefinitely small in number.
- The minority; -- opposed to the many or the majority.
- Not few; more than a few; many.
- In a few words; briefly.
- A small number.
- Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; -- indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituting a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few people.
MANY vs FEW: PRONOUN
- A large number of persons or things.
- A collective mass of people.
- An indefinite large number of people or things.
- A small number of persons or things.
- Few people, few things.
MANY vs FEW: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Being or consisting of a large number of units or individuals; numerous: often used alone, the noun being understood. See many, n.
- Being one of a large number; belonging to an aggregate or category, considered singly as one of a kind: followed by a, an, or another, used distributively. The phrase many a one, so used, was formerly many one without the article.
- Being of a certain number, large or small; plural (especially in the phrase the many as opposed to the one): after a term of qualification (as, so, too, and especially how in interrogations): often with the qualified noun omitted: as, how many people were there? how many will go? as many as the room will hold; not so many as before; too many men are dishonest.
- Much.
- Such a number indefinitely or distributively: as, he took so many of these, and so many of those, and so many of the others.
- (determiner) An indefinite large number of.
- (idiom) (as many) The same number of.
- A small but indefinite number
- Not many; a small number; only a small number.
- (determiner) (US?) Having a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation (0.01 inch); used interchangeably with isolated.
- (determiner) (US?) Obscuring one eighth to two eighths of the sky.
- (determiner) Not many; a small (in comparison with another number stated or implied) but somewhat indefinite number of.
- (determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
MANY vs FEW: RELATED WORDS
- Often, All, Innumerable, Myriad, Few, Countless, Several, Umteen, Many an, Many a, Many another, Galore, Umpteen, Some, Numerous
- Little, Number, Various, Recent, Past, Numerous, Five, Many, Some, Handful, Several, Couple, Hardly a, A few, A couple of
MANY vs FEW: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Often, All, Innumerable, Myriad, Few, Countless, Several, Umteen, Many another, Many an, Many a, Galore, Umpteen, Some, Numerous
- Little, Number, Various, Recent, Past, Numerous, Five, Many, Some, Handful, Several, Couple, Hardly a, A few, A couple of
MANY vs FEW: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- It makes sense on so many levels and for so many purposes.
- Women and children are suffering in many parts of the world in many ways.
- My Theology of Church and Ministry Church can mean many things to many people.
- Islamabad opposes drone strikes and has told the US many times that they kill too many innocent civilians.
- Many clients in Sangli have approached us many times to avail the benefits of our services.
- Many victims in a criminal case receive restitution orders upon sentencing; however, many go unenforced.
- There are many, many others far too numerous to include in this brief article.
- There are many churches in the world today, and in those churches are many people and many kinds of theology.
- There are many travel places near by and so many lakes.
- We have published many articles and held many seminars about prompt payment across Canada, and have many more planned for Alberta specifically.
- Do you plan to stay for a few months at a time, for a few years or for the rest of your life?
- This works for whatever amount of text is selected: a few words, a few paragraphs, or several pages of text.
- There can be various reasons to leave from work a few hours early or arrive at office a few hours late in the morning.
- You can usually earn a few hundred dollars doing a home inspection over a few hours.
- Since that time, I have had continual monthly groups, with people staying anywhere from a few months to a few years.
- Very few will ever enjoy this experience, make sure you are one of these very select few.
- The period of sleep may be a few seconds with awakening or a few minutes.
- This training can last for a few days to a few months.
- However, for most FPs it is a few seconds to a few minutes.
- You can leave your luggage for a few hours to a few days.
MANY vs FEW: QUESTIONS
- How many international institutions are there in Geneva?
- How many championships have the Pittsburgh Steelers won?
- How many employees does National Park Service have?
- How many governments has the United States overthrown?
- How many times has prehensility evolved in platyrrhines?
- How many nonstop routes does Frontier Airlines have?
- How many direct subordinates should a manager have?
- How many terminals are there at Manchester Airport?
- How many Granite Mountain Hotshots survived the fire?
- How many chromatids in chromosomes during anaphase?
- Why are there so few female characters in 'Hamilton'?
- Do children really die every few seconds from hunger?
- What are some examples of few-shot learning applications?
- Can implantation bleeding be more than a few drops?
- Are the Filthy Few involved in criminal activities?
- Why do so few people achieve financial independence?
- Why do very few smartphones allow aperture control?
- Do only few Africans understand what Marxism means?
- What are the first few hexagonal pyramidal numbers?
- Why does Minecraft keep freezing every few seconds?