many

adjectives

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number

"many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"

many

antonym

few

is similar to

in great numbers

"daffodils galore"

galore

is similar to

each of a large indefinite number

"many a man"; "many another day will come"

many a, many an, many another

is similar to

amounting to a large indefinite number

"numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion"

legion, numerous

is similar to

relatively many but unspecified in number

"they were here for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years"

some

is similar to

innumerable but many

umpteen, umteen

see also

quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

"have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper"

some

is an attribute of

a large number

multiplicity, numerosity, numerousness