many a
A good number
Many a is a somewhat literary way of saying "many" while emphasizing each individual instance: Many a student has struggled with calculus.
It takes a singular noun and verb despite referring to multiple things, giving the phrase a contemplative or nostalgic quality: Many a tear has to fall, Many a night I've lain awake wondering.
- severalMore than two, fewer than many
- numerousExisting in great quantity
- time and againRepeatedly, at intervals
- time after timeHappening many occasions repeatedly
- day after dayHappening each sunrise
year after year · countless · innumerable · often · myriad · frequently · repeatedly · quite a few · regularly · ample · every so often · anon · habitually · once in a while · abundant · plenty · untold · commonly
- too manyExceeding proper amount
- how manyQuery seeking quantity
- so manyA large quantity
- one too manySlight, problematic surplus
- not manyA small number
- many thanksExpression of deep gratitude