plurality

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The state of being plural.
2. (countable, uncountable) The holding of multiple benefices.
3. (countable) A state of being numerous.
4. (countable) A number or part of a whole which is greater than any other number or part, but not necessarily a majority.
5. (countable) A number of votes for a single candidate or position which is greater than the number of votes gained by any other single candidate or position voted for, but which is less than a majority of valid votes cast.
6. (countable) A margin by which a number exceeds another number, especially of votes.
7. (countable) A group of many entities: a large number.
8. (countable) A group composed of more than one entity.
9. (countable, uncountable) Polygamy.
10. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of multiplicity (“the condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body”).

Synonyms

majority

multitude

pluralism

relative majority

pack

multiplicity

large number

great number

battalion

multiple

numerousness

plural

preponderance

several

simple majority

variability

variety

concurrent post

largest number

imaginaries

multivariant

absence of one

absolute majority

numerosity

bulk

complex

complex number

diversification

diversity

large quantity

lump

mass

Translations

pluralité

pluralidad

Vielzahl

meerderheid

Mehrheit

ekseriyet

pluralità

pluralitat

multidão

moltitudine

variedade

multitude

pluralisme

تعدد

Pronounced as (IPA)

/plʊˈɹæləti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pluralite

In summary

From plural + -ity, from Middle English pluralite, from Old French pluralité (“multitude, state of being plural”), from Latin plūrālitās.