plural
adjective
plu·ral ˈplu̇r-əl 
1
: of, relating to, or constituting a class of grammatical forms usually used to denote more than one or in some languages more than two
2
: relating to, consisting of, or containing more than one or more than one kind or class
a plural society
plural noun
plurally
ˈplu̇r-ə-lē
adverb 
Example Sentences
The word “trees” is a plural noun. The plural form of the word “child” is “children.” a plural verb such as “are” or “were” rather than a singular verb such as “is” or “was”
Recent Examples on the Web During this week's episode of Sister Wives, the TLC reality star, 53, opened up about his frustrations over Christine's decision to end their plural relationship. 
Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2022 Fans have seen the many ups and downs Kody, 52, has faced in his plural marriages with Meri, Janelle Brown, Christine Brown and Robyn Brown. Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2022 Some grammarians put congratulations on the list of pluralia tantum, words that occur only in the plural, like belongings, leftovers, and trousers. Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2022 Both the novel’s threads also eschew common narrative voices, opting instead for second person in the narrator’s present-daysections and the plural first person in the Tamil manuscript. Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 Visitors can look up how to translate a word, see the plural form of the word, change the tense of a verb or add an adjective to a noun. Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022 The lack of gender-neutral pronouns and constructs in Hebrew means that the masculine plural form of verbs and pronouns has long been used as the standard form when referring to, or addressing, a mixed crowd, for example. New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022 In last week's episode, Danielle was left wondering if a plural lifestyle is right for her. Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 For their whole lives they had been valued solely as plural wives and as breeders of children. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2022 See More
Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2022 Fans have seen the many ups and downs Kody, 52, has faced in his plural marriages with Meri, Janelle Brown, Christine Brown and Robyn Brown. Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2022 Some grammarians put congratulations on the list of pluralia tantum, words that occur only in the plural, like belongings, leftovers, and trousers. Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2022 Both the novel’s threads also eschew common narrative voices, opting instead for second person in the narrator’s present-daysections and the plural first person in the Tamil manuscript. Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 Visitors can look up how to translate a word, see the plural form of the word, change the tense of a verb or add an adjective to a noun. Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022 The lack of gender-neutral pronouns and constructs in Hebrew means that the masculine plural form of verbs and pronouns has long been used as the standard form when referring to, or addressing, a mixed crowd, for example. New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022 In last week's episode, Danielle was left wondering if a plural lifestyle is right for her. Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 For their whole lives they had been valued solely as plural wives and as breeders of children. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French plurel, from Latin pluralis, from plur-, plus more — more at plus
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing plural
Kids Definition
plural 1 of 2
adjective
plu·ral ˈplu̇r-əl
: relating to or being a word form used to show more than one
"Candies" is a plural noun.
plural
2 of 2noun
: a form of a word used to show that more than one person or thing is meant