manyness

State of multiplicity

Manyness is the quality or state of being many—numerousness, plurality, multitude.

The word is rare and somewhat philosophical, appearing in discussions of quantity, diversity, or the relationship between unity and multiplicity: The manyness of individual experiences resists easy generalization.

diversity

heterogeneity

State of being dissimilar

plurality · polyphony · distinctiveness · differentiation · multifariousness · polymorphism · variousness · divergence · disparity · dimensionality

abundance

plenty

Sufficient quantity, and then some

plethora · wealth · richness · copiousness · plenitude · amplitude · luxuriance · teemingness · surfeit · overflowing

multitude

crowd

Large public gathering

  • throngDense pressing crowd
  • hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
  • swarmMass of moving insects

legion · masses · host · myriad · scores · droves · hordes · flocks · herds · clusters

variety

assortment

Mixed collection of things

melange · potpourri · miscellany · hodgepodge · smorgasbord · pastiche · collage · jumble · motley · gallimaufry

complexity

intricacy

State of elaborate complexity

layering · multidimensionality · nuance · ramification · elaboration · interweaving · labyrinthine

Opposites
numerical quantity

manynessfewness

State of being scarce

scarcity · paucity · scantness · sparseness · dearth

unity vs. multiplicity

manynessoneness

State of being unified

singleness · singularity · unity · uniqueness · individuality

Family

many, manifold, multifarious, manifoldness

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