Oodles vs Many - What's the difference?
oodles | many |
Lots; an unspecified large number, quantity, or amount.
* 1965 , (John Updike), Of the Farm
* 2008 , Andrew Burke, Thailand's Islands and Beaches (page 323)
An indefinite large number of.
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*Bible, (w) xvii.4:
*:Thou shalt be a father of many nations.
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*:The big houses, and there are a good many of them, lie for the most part in what may be called by courtesy the valleys. You catch a glimpse of them sometimes at a little distance from the [railway] line, which seems to have shown some ingenuity in avoiding them,.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= A collective mass of people.
An indefinite large number of people or things.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=4, title= A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
A considerable number.
As nouns the difference between oodles and many
is that oodles is lots; an unspecified large number, quantity, or amount while many is a multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.As a determiner many is
an indefinite large number of.As a pronoun many is
a collective mass of people.oodles
English
Noun
(en-plural noun)- "Along the lake where I went camping once there were oodles of a bright purple thing."
- Minimalist yet soothing décor, private pools and steam rooms and simply oodles of class make this one of the island's top choices. Honeymoon, anyone?
Anagrams
* * *many
English
(wikipedia many)Determiner
The rise of smart beta, passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
Usage notes
Many'' is used with plural nouns only (except in the combination many a). Its singular counterpart is much, which is used with uncountable nouns. ''Many'' and ''much merge in the comparison forms, which are more and most for both determiners.Antonyms
* fewPronoun
(English Pronouns)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}