Meanings
alternative two-fold
- not comparableDouble; duplicate; multiplied by two.
The wheat produced a twofold harvest.
Synonyms: double
- not comparableHaving two parts, especially two different parts.
a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument
3 more examples
1874, Ernest Myers (transl.), The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, Pythian Ode III, page 65. 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 […]
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 PhilosophySynonyms: twin
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDouble; duplicate; multiplied by two.
adjectiveHaving two parts, especially two different parts.
adverbIn a double degree; doubly.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
adverbby a factor of two
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishtwēofeald
- Middle Englishtwofold
- Englishtwofold
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English twofold, from Old English twēofeald. Equivalent to two + -fold; cognate to Icelandic tvöfalt and Dutch tweevoudig.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek διπλάσιος
- διπλάσιος (diplásios)double
Arabic ثُنَائِيّ, مُزْدَوِج
- ثُنَائِيّ (ṯunāʔiyy)double
- مُزْدَوِج (muzdawij)double
- ثُنَائِيّ (ṯunāʔiyy)having two parts
Bulgarian дво́ен, от две части
- дво́ен (dvóen)double
- от две части (ot dve časti)having two parts
- двойно (dvojno)in a double degree
- двукратно (dvukratno)in a double degree
Catalan doble, doble
- dobledouble
- doblehaving two parts
Czech dvojnásobně
- dvojnásobněin a double degree
Dutch tweevoudig, tweeledig
- tweevoudigdouble
- tweeledigdouble
- tweevoudigin a double degree
Esperanto duoble
- duobledouble
Finnish kaksinkertainen, kaksinainen
- kaksinkertainendouble
- kaksinainenhaving two parts
- kaksinkertaisestiin a double degree
French double, dual
- doubledouble
- dualhaving two parts
German zweifach, doppelt
- zweifachdouble
- doppeltdouble
- zweiteilighaving two parts
- zweifachin a double degree
Greek διπλάσιος, διπλάσια
- διπλάσιος (diplásios)double
- διπλάσια (diplásia)in a double degree
Hindi दुगना, दोगुना
- दुगना (dugnā)double
- दोगुना (dogunā)double
Hungarian kétszeres, dupla
- kétszeresdouble
- dupladouble
- kettősdouble
- kétszer annyi/akkoradouble
- kétrétűhaving two parts
- kétoldalúhaving two parts
- kétrészeshaving two parts
- kettőshaving two parts
- kétszeresenin a double degree
- duplánin a double degree
Italian duplice, doppio
- duplicedouble
- doppiohaving two parts
- doppiamentein a double degree
- due punti di vistain a double degree
Latin duplus, duplex
- duplusdouble
- duplexdouble
- timordouble
- binushaving two parts
Māori rearua
- rearuadouble
Persian دوتا, دوبرابر
- دوتا (dotā)double
- دوبرابر (dobarābar)double
- دوگانه (dogāne)double
- دوپر (doperr)double
- دوبار (dobār)double
Polish podwójny, podwojony
- podwójnydouble
- podwojonydouble
- zdwojonydouble
- dwojakihaving two parts
- podwójniein a double degree
- dwukrotniein a double degree
Portuguese duplo
- duplodouble
Russian двойно́й, двукра́тный
- двойно́й (dvojnój)double
- двукра́тный (dvukrátnyj)double
- двоя́кий (dvojákij)having two parts
- вдво́е (vdvóje)in a double degree
- вдвойне́ (vdvojné)in a double degree
Scottish Gaelic dà-fhillte, dà-fhillte
- dà-fhilltedouble
- dà-fhilltein a double degree
Spanish doble, doblemente
- dobledouble
- doblementein a double degree
Swahili maradufu
- maradufudouble
Swedish tvåfaldig, dubbel
- tvåfaldigdouble
- dubbeldouble
Thai สองเท่า, เท่าตัว
- สองเท่าdouble
- เท่าตัวdouble
- ทวีคูณ (tá-wii-kuun)double
Turkish çifte
- çiftedouble
Cite this entry
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