Meaning
multitude, crowd
- large number
In a sentence
C'era una moltitudine di persone alla festa.
There was a large number of people at the party.
Hai visto la moltitudine fuori dal negozio?
Did you see the crowd outside the store?
Non ho mai visto una tale moltitudine.
I've never seen such a multitude.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| moltitudine | feminine · singular |
| moltitudini | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- More literary and formal than many learners expect; in everyday speech, numero, tanti, or un sacco di are often more natural.
- Usually appears as moltitudine di + noun: una moltitudine di persone. Don’t use it like English multitude without di before another noun.
- Often takes a singular verb when treated as one group, but plural agreement may appear when the following noun is emphasized.