three-fold
Definition
Adjective: 1. Triple; consisting of three parts or layers: Having three parts, elements, or components. 2. Three times as great or as many: Multiplied by three; treble.
Usage
- Used to describe something that is composed of three distinct parts or that has tripled in size, amount, or degree.
- Often used in formal, literary, or technical contexts to emphasize multiplicity or increase.
Examples
- The company reported a three-fold increase in profits this quarter.
- The strategy had a three-fold purpose: to educate, to engage, and to empower the community.
- She faced a three-fold challenge involving financial, logistical, and personal hurdles.
Advanced Usage
- In a three-fold manner: To do something in three ways or with three aspects.
- The plan was developed in a three-fold manner, addressing past, present, and future concerns.
- Used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like 'is' or 'was').
Variants and Related Words
- Threefold (adjective, adverb): The more common spelling, often written as one word.
- Treble (adjective, verb): Can be a synonym, especially meaning "three times as much."
- Triple (adjective, verb): A more common synonym meaning consisting of three parts or multiplied by three.
Synonyms
- Triple
- Treble
- Tripartite
- Triplex
Antonyms
- Single
- Onefold
Notes
- The term is hyphenated when used as a compound modifier before a noun (e.g., a three-fold objective). When used after a verb, it is often written as one word (e.g., The increase was threefold).
- While "three-fold" can describe physical layers, it is frequently used metaphorically to describe abstract concepts like purposes, challenges, or increases.
Adjective
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having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson
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a double (or dual) role for an actor
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the office of a clergyman is twofold
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every episode has its double and treble meaning-Frederick Harrison
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three times as great or many
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a claim for treble (or triple) damages
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a threefold increase
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