twofold

Speech parts

1. twofold - Adjective

2. twofold - Adverb

4. twofold - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Double; duplicate; multiplied by two; as, a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument.

In a double degree; doubly.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

double dual twin duplicate treble threefold two-fold doubled two times three-fold janus two second twice corresponding
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Antonyms

one less single little generally commonly
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Phrases with the word

make twofold increase twofold twofold feet twofold vision

Examples

Law is twofold -- natural and written. The natural law is in the heart, the written law on tables. All men are under the natural law. Ambrose

The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple. Rebecca West

The type of figleaf which each culture employs to cover its social taboos offers a twofold description of its morality. It reveals that certain unacknowledged behavior exists and it suggests the form that such behavior takes. Freda Adler

Our society needs women to be more numerous in decision-making positions and in entrepreneurial areas. We always have to pass a twofold test: first to prove that, though women, we are no idiots, and second, the test anybody has to pass. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

The ancients considered mechanics in a twofold respect: as rational, which proceeds accurately by demonstration, and practical. To practical mechanics all the manual arts belong, from which mechanics took its name. Isaac Newton

When a son attends to his father, it is a twofold joy for both; when wise things are prescribed to him, the son is. Egyptian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

twofer twofie Twofish twofold feet twofold vision twofoldedness