noun
- English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state.
- synonyms: Thomas More, Sir Thomas More
adjective
- 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.
- usage: "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"
- synonyms: many
- Comparative of `much' used with mass nouns. ( a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree)
- usage: "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon"
- synonyms: more than
- Comparative of `many' used with count nouns. ( quantifier meaning greater in number)
- usage: "a hall with more seats"; "we have no more bananas"; "more than one"
- Quantifier used with mass nouns. ( great in quantity or degree or extent)
- usage: "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage"
- synonyms: much
adverb
- Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs.
- usage: "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly"
- synonyms: to a greater extent
- Comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent.
- usage: "he works more now"; "they eat more than they should"
- To a great degree or extent.
- usage: "she's much better now"
- synonyms: much
- Very.
- usage: "he was much annoyed"
- synonyms: much
- To a very great degree or extent.
- usage: "I feel a lot better"; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal"
- synonyms: a lot, lots, a good deal, a great deal, much, very much
- Degree adverb used before a noun phrase. ( for all practical purposes but not completely)
- usage: "much the same thing happened every time"; "practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god"
- synonyms: much, practically
- Frequently or in great quantities.
- usage: "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much"
- synonyms: much, a great deal, often
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