About The Word Threefold
Learn about the word Threefold to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Threefold definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Threefold
| Threefold Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Threefold?
[adv] by a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in the past five years"
[adj] having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [adj] three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" Synonyms | Synonyms for Threefold: double | dual | multiple | three times | treble | triple | twofold Related Terms | Find terms related to Threefold: See Also | Threefold In Webster's Dictionary \Three"fold`\, a. [OE. [thorn]reofald; cf. AS.
[thorn]r[=i]feald.]
Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as,
threefold justice.
A threefold cord is not quickly broken. --Eccl. iv.
12.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Hanks ‐ United States film actor…
- Inwardly ‐ with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she…
- Matterhorn ‐ a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and…
- Existence ‐ everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of…
- Cello ‐ a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while…
- Lap ‐ touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"…
- Annexe ‐ an addition that extends a…
- Basso relievo ‐ a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from…
- Stopping point ‐ the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of…
- Laying claim ‐ the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his…