fourfold
Meanings
Plural: fourfolds
Adjective Satellite
- four times as great or many
- "a fourfold increase in the dosage"
- having four units or components
Adverb
- by a factor of four
- "the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years"
Adj
- Four times as great; quadruple.
- Comprised of four individual members.
Adv
- By a factor of four.
Verb
- To increase to four times as much; to multiply by four.
Noun
- An algebraic variety of degree 4.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English fourfold, fourefold, from Old English fēowerfeald. Equivalent to four + -fold. Cognate with Dutch viervoud, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (fidurfalþs).
Synonyms
four times, four-fold, quadruple, quadruplex, quadruplicate, quadruply
Scrabble Score: 15
fourfold is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordfourfold is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fourfold is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
fourfold is a valid Words With Friends word