Twofold — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison

twice as great or many

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈuːfoʊld/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈuːfəʊld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈuːfəʊld/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈuːfoʊld/.

Examples

a double (or dual) role for an actor
the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence
every episode has its double and treble meaning

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

threefold two-fold three-fold double doubled treble dual two times

Parts of Speech

adjective	having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison “a double (or dual) role for an actor”
adjective	twice as great or many “ate a double portion”
adverb	by a factor of two “the price increased twofold last year”

Word Forms

double

noun

a quantity that is twice as great as another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zweifach

mehr als einen entschieden unterschiedlichen Aspekt oder Qualitäten haben; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison

🇫🇷French

double

avoir plus d'un aspect ou de qualités résolument différents ; ; - R.W. Emerson ; -Frédérick Harrison

🇪🇸Spanish

doble

tener más de un aspecto o cualidades decididamente diferentes; ; - RWEmerson; -Frederick Harrison

🇮🇹Italian

duplice

avere più di un aspetto o qualità decisamente dissimili; ; - RWEmerson; -Frederick Harrison

🇳🇱Dutch

tweeledig

het hebben van meer dan één beslist ongelijksoortige aspecten of kwaliteiten; ; - RWEmerson; -Frederick Harrison

🇵🇹Portuguese

duplo

ter mais de um aspecto ou qualidade decididamente diferente; ; - RW Emerson; -Frederick Harrison

🇷🇺Russian

двойной

наличие более чем одного явно несходного аспекта или качества; ; - Р.В.Эмерсон; -Фредерик Харрисон

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दोहरा

एक से अधिक निश्चित रूप से भिन्न पहलू या गुण होना; ; - आर.डब्ल्यू.एमर्सन; -फ्रेडरिक हैरिसन

🇧🇩Bengali

দ্বিগুণ

একাধিক স্থিরভাবে ভিন্ন দিক বা গুণাবলী থাকা; ; - R.W.Emerson; -ফ্রেডরিক হ্যারিসন

🇮🇳Tamil

இருமடங்கு

ஒன்றுக்கு மேற்பட்ட உறுதியான மாறுபட்ட அம்சங்கள் அல்லது குணங்களைக் கொண்டிருத்தல்; ; - ஆர்.டபிள்யூ.எமர்சன்; - பிரடெரிக் ஹாரிசன்

🇮🇳Telugu

రెండు రెట్లు

ఒకటి కంటే ఎక్కువ నిర్ణయాత్మక అసమాన అంశాలు లేదా లక్షణాలను కలిగి ఉండటం; ; - R.W.Emerson; - ఫ్రెడరిక్ హారిసన్

🇮🇳Marathi

दुहेरी

एकापेक्षा अधिक निश्चितपणे भिन्न पैलू किंवा गुण असणे; ; - R.W.Emerson; - फ्रेडरिक हॅरिसन

🇮🇳Gujarati

બે ગણું

એક કરતાં વધુ નિશ્ચિતપણે ભિન્ન પાસાઓ અથવા ગુણો ધરાવતા; ; - R.W.Emerson; -ફ્રેડરિક હેરિસન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎರಡು ಪಟ್ಟು

ಒಂದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ವಿಭಿನ್ನವಾದ ಅಂಶಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು; ; - ಆರ್.ಡಬ್ಲ್ಯೂ.ಎಮರ್ಸನ್; -ಫ್ರೆಡ್ರಿಕ್ ಹ್ಯಾರಿಸನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇരട്ടി

ഒന്നിലധികം വ്യത്യസ്തമായ വശങ്ങളോ ഗുണങ്ങളോ ഉള്ളത്; ; - R.W.Emerson; - ഫ്രെഡറിക് ഹാരിസൺ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੋ ਗੁਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਨਿਰਣਾਇਕ ਵੱਖਰੇ ਪਹਿਲੂ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਣ ਹੋਣ; ; - R.W.Emerson; - ਫਰੈਡਰਿਕ ਹੈਰੀਸਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

دو گنا

ایک سے زیادہ متضاد پہلوؤں یا خصوصیات کا ہونا؛ ; - آر ڈبلیو ایمرسن؛ فریڈرک ہیریسن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

双重

具有多个明显不同的方面或品质； ; ——R.W.艾默生； ——弗雷德里克·哈里森

🇯🇵Japanese

二重

明らかに似ていない側面や性質を複数持っていること。 ; - R.W.エマーソン; -フレデリック・ハリソン

🇰🇷Korean

둘로 접히는 무대 배경

확실히 다른 측면이나 특성이 두 개 이상 있습니다. ; - R.W. 에머슨; -프레드릭 해리슨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gấp đôi

có nhiều hơn một khía cạnh hoặc phẩm chất hoàn toàn khác nhau; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison

🇹🇭Thai

สองเท่า

มีแง่มุมหรือคุณสมบัติที่แตกต่างกันโดยสิ้นเชิงมากกว่าหนึ่งประการ ; - อาร์.ดับเบิลยู.เอเมอร์สัน; -เฟรดเดอริก แฮร์ริสัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

dua kali lipat

memiliki lebih dari satu aspek atau kualitas yang jelas berbeda; ; - RWEmerson; -Frederick Harrison

🇵🇭Filipino

dalawang beses

pagkakaroon ng higit sa isang tiyak na magkakaibang aspeto o katangian; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison

🇲🇾Malay

dua kali ganda

mempunyai lebih daripada satu aspek atau kualiti yang jelas berbeza; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذو شقين

وجود أكثر من جانب أو صفات مختلفة تمامًا؛ ; - آر دبليو إيمرسون؛ -فريدريك هاريسون

🇮🇷Persian

دو برابر

داشتن بیش از یک جنبه یا کیفیت کاملاً متفاوت؛ ; - R.W. Emerson; -فردریک هریسون

🇹🇷Turkish

iki kat

birden fazla kesinlikle farklı yön veya niteliğe sahip olmak; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison

🇮🇱Hebrew

כָּפוּל

בעל יותר מהיבט אחד או תכונות שונות בעליל; ; - R.W.Emerson; -פרדריק הריסון

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The primary meaning of 'twofold' is 'having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison'.

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Using 'twofold' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'twofold' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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