threefold

threefold is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as, threefold justice. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as, threefold justice.
2. adjective. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities- R.W.Emerson-Frederick Harrison

   "a double (or dual) role for an actor"

   "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"

   Synonyms: double, dual, treble, twofold

3. adjective. three times as great or many

   "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"

   "a threefold increase"

   Synonyms: treble, triple

4. adverb. by a factor of three

   "our rent increased threefold in the past five years"

Synonyms

double, dual, treble, twofold, triple

Common word forms

threefolded, threefoldly, threefoldness

Words from these letters

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