Synonyms for twofold
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : adjective too-fohld; adverb too-fohld |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈtuˌfoʊld; adverb ˈtuˈfoʊld |
Définition of twofold
Origin :- Old English tweofeald; see two + -fold.
- adj having more than one and less than three
- The two together supply our guardians with their twofold nature.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- There is a twofold difficulty in apprehending this aspect of the Platonic writings.
- Extract from : « Phaedrus » by Plato
- Joy is twofold when both share it, and only grief is less for being borne by two.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- Were I to be guided by thine advice a twofold purpose would be served.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- The method by which he got the allies to connive at his doings was twofold.
- Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
- His purpose in this was twofold, and treacherous in both cases.
- Extract from : « The Harbor of Doubt » by Frank Williams
- The reason for nose breathing rather than mouth breathing is twofold.
- Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden
- My whole attitude must have betrayed my twofold astonishment.
- Extract from : « The Choice of Life » by Georgette Leblanc
- And as a result of this twofold notion, a twofold increase in the child.
- Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
- The motion of walking, like the motion of breathing, is twofold.
- Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
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