twofold
UK/ˈtuːfəʊld//ˈtufoʊld/
twofold adjective: double; duplicate; multiplied by two.
Adjective
twofold (not comparable)
- Double; duplicate; multiplied by two.
- The wheat produced a twofold harvest.
- Synonyms:
- double
- Having two parts, especially two different parts.
- a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument
- Had I but landed there and brought unto him a twofold joy, first golden health and next this my song of triumph to be a splendour in his Pythian crown […]1874, Ernest Myers (transl.), The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, Pythian Ode III, page 65.
- Synonyms:
- twin
Adverb
twofold (not comparable)
twofold meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
twofold in Hindi
- double
- दुगना dugnā, दोगुना dogunā
twofold in Tamil
- இரண்டு மடங்கு, இருமடங்கு, இரு பகுதிகள் உள்ள
twofold in Urdu
- دہرا, دوگنا
twofold in Telugu
- double
- రెండింతలు reṇḍintalu
More languagesFewer languages
- twofold in Sanskrit
- द्वय dvaya
- twofold in Arabic
- ثُنَائِيّ ṯunāʔiyy, مُزْدَوِج muzdawij
- twofold in Persian
- دوتا dotā, دوبرابر dobarābar, دوگانه dogāne, دوپر doperr
- twofold in Thai
- สองเท่า, เท่าตัว, ทวีคูณ tá-wii-kuun
Examples of twofold in a sentence
- It is the tale of Ixion's twofold guilt, unnatural murder and unlawful love.1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 7, page 107:
- "Wallace's suggestion for overcoming the epistemological and solipsistic effects of innate selfishness is twofold."2014, Robert K. Bolger, Scott Korb, Gesturing Toward Reality: David Foster Wallace and Philosophy:
Synonyms of twofold
Antonyms
Forms of twofold
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Origin of twofold
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English twofold, from Old English twēofeald. Equivalent to two + -fold; cognate to Icelandic tvöfalt and Dutch tweevoudig.
Words formed from twofold
Questions about twofold
- What does twofold mean?
- Twofold means double; duplicate; multiplied by two.
- What is twofold in Hindi?
- Twofold in Hindi is दुगना (dugnā), दोगुना (dogunā). See Twofold meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use twofold in a sentence?
- It is the tale of Ixion's twofold guilt, unnatural murder and unlawful love.
- What part of speech is twofold?
- Twofold can be an adjective or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce twofold?
- Twofold is pronounced /ˈtuːfəʊld/ (UK).
Words near twofold in the dictionary
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