multifold

American  

[muhl-tuh-fohld] / ˈmʌl təˌfoʊld /

adjective

1. numerous and varied; greatly diverse; manifold.

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multifold British  

/ ˈmʌltɪˌfəʊld /

adjective

1. many times doubled; manifold

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Etymology

Origin of multifold

First recorded in 1800–10; multi- + -fold

Example Sentences

The business is multifold — Bischoff’s creates and rents out prop animals to film studios, museums and nature centers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

The reasons are multifold, complex, and not easy to pin down.

From Slate • May 20, 2024

Some, with a utopian bent, speak of ChatGPT fueling an economic boom that increases intellectual productivity multifold.

From Salon • May 30, 2023

Antibody protection, which forms the body’s first line of defense against the virus, “is diminished multifold with XBB,” Dr. Fauci said at a White House briefing.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2022

From thence we have to look down from every point of our warm hearts with a sight as multifold as the cherubic eyes.

From Notes of a Son and Brother by James, Henry