Meanings
adjectiveeightfold (not comparable)
- not comparableEight times as much; multiplied by eight.
- not comparableContaining eight parts.
2003, Richard Morris, The Last Sorcerers, page 213, The scheme, which Gell-Mann called the eightfold way, grouped mesons and baryons into families.
adverbeightfold (not comparable)
- not comparableBy a factor of eight.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Old Englisheahtafeald
- Middle English[Term?]
- Englisheightfold
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English eahtafeald. Equivalent to eight + -fold.
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Dutch achtvoudig
- achtvoudigby a factor of eight
Estonian kaheksakordne, kaheksaosaline
- kaheksakordneeight times as much
- kaheksaosalinecontaining eight parts
- kaheksakordseltby a factor of eight
Finnish kahdeksankertainen, kahdeksanosainen
- kahdeksankertaineneight times as much
- kahdeksanosainencontaining eight parts
- kahdeksankertaisestiby a factor of eight
Greek οκταπλός, οχταπλός
- οκταπλός (oktaplós)eight times as much
- οχταπλός (ochtaplós)eight times as much
Hungarian nyolcszor akkora, nyolcszor annyi, nyolcszoros
- nyolcszor akkora, nyolcszor annyieight times as much
- nyolcszoroseight times as much
- nyolcrészescontaining eight parts
- nyolcascontaining eight parts
- nyolcrétűcontaining eight parts
- nyolcszorosanby a factor of eight
- nyolcszorosáraby a factor of eight
Russian восьмикра́тный, восьмерно́й
- восьмикра́тный (vosʹmikrátnyj)eight times as much
- восьмерно́й (vosʹmernój)containing eight parts
- восьмери́чный (vosʹmeríčnyj)containing eight parts
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“eightfold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eightfold. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eightfold,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eightfold.
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