multiplicity
/ˌmʌltɪˈplɪsɪti
/noun (plural multiplicities)
A large number or variety: the demand for higher education depends on a multiplicity of factors...
- That means the state should fund a system which offered a multiplicity of schools - grammar schools, yes, but many other types of specialisms, too.
- The word ‘racism’ can cover a multiplicity of sins and doesn't really describe what I went through.
- This classic narrative structure theoretically permits a multiplicity of perspectives.
Synonyms
abundance, scores, mass, host, array, variety, myriad, a lot;
range, diverseness, numerousness, heterogeneity, plurality;
profusion, quantities
informal lots, loads, stacks, heaps, piles, masses, tons, oodles, hundreds, thousands, millions, billions
British informal shedload
North American informal slew, gazillions, gobs
Australian/New Zealand informal swag
vulgar slang shitload
North American vulgar slang assload
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin multiplicitas, from Latin multiplex (see multiplex).