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Bilingual vs Multingual - What's the difference?

bilingual | multingual |

bilingual

English

Alternative forms

* bi-lingual

Adjective

(wikipedia bilingual) (-)
  • Having the ability to speak two languages
  • Spoken or written in two different languages
    • a bilingual dictionary
  • Characterized by the use or presence of two languages

    • Derived terms

    * bilingualism * bilinguality

    Synonyms

    * diglot

    See also

    * biscriptal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is able to use two languages.

    • multingual

    Not English

    Multingual has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'multingual':

    multimodel, multimodal, milletmeal, multinomial, multimetal, multinodal