fivefold

F4I1V4E1F4O1L1D2

adjective

Five times as much or as many.

Similar
quintuplefive-foldmultiple
OriginMiddle English fiffold ← Old English fīffeald →
UncommonScrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectivefivefold (not comparable)

alternative five-fold

  1. not comparableFive times as much or as many.
  2. not comparableIn a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple.

    [W]e pay twofold adoration to the goddess who grants increase and perfection. ... Fivefold adoration to her who exists in the form of Wisdom.

    1885, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, page 246
adverbfivefold (not comparable)

alternative five-fold

  1. not comparableBy a factor of five.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving five units or components

Similar
quintuplefive-foldmultiple
Also see
quintuple

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfīffeald
  2. Middle Englishfiffold
  3. Englishfivefold

From Middle English fiffold, from Old English fīffeald. Equivalent to five + -fold.

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Translations

Ancient Greek πενταπλοῦς
  • πενταπλοῦς (pentaploûs)in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Arabic خُمَاسِيّ
  • خُمَاسِيّ (ḵumāsiyy)in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Bulgarian петорен
  • петорен (petoren)in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Czech pětinásobný
  • pětinásobnýin a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Danish femdobbelt
  • femdobbeltin a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Dutch vijfvoudig
  • vijfvoudigin a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Finnish viisinkertainen
  • viisinkertainenin a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
French quintuple
  • quintuplein a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
German fünffach
  • fünffachin a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Hawaiian pālima
  • pālimain a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Hindi पंचगुना, पचगुना
  • पंचगुना (pañcgunā)in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • पचगुना (pacgunā)in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • पाँचगुना (pā̃cgunā)in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Hungarian ötszörös, ötször akkora/annyi
  • ötszörösfive times as much or as many
  • ötször akkora/annyifive times as much or as many
  • ötrészesin a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • ötösin a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • ötrétűin a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • ötszörösenby a factor of five
  • ötszöröséreby a factor of five
Italian quintuplo
  • quintuploin a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Japanese 五倍, 五重
  • 五倍in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • 五重in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Latin quincuplex
  • quincuplexin a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Portuguese quíntuplo, quíntupla
  • quíntuploin a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • quíntuplain a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Punjabi ਪਾੰਚਗੁਨਾ
  • ਪਾੰਚਗੁਨਾ (pāñcgunā)in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Russian пятикратно
  • пятикратно (pjatikrátno)by a factor of five
Spanish quíntuple
  • quíntuplein a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Swedish femfaldig, femdubbel
  • femfaldigin a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
  • femdubbelin a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Tagalog makalima
  • makalimain a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Turkish beşli
  • beşliin a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
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