many

An indefinite large number of.

“Not many such people enjoyed playing chess.”

“There are very many different ways to cook a meal.”

'so many''this many'Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the number of people or things.

“We don't need this many bananas. Put some back.”

“There may be as many as ten million species of insect.”

An indefinite large number of people or things.

“Many are called, but few are chosen.”

A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.

“Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many.”

A considerable number.

Existing in large number; numerous.

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; quantifier, plural pronoun; quantifier, plural

“many temptations”

“the temptations are many”

“a good many”