twofold

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Adjective

twofold (not comparable)

1. Double; duplicate; multiplied by two.

   The wheat produced a twofold harvest.

2. Having two parts, especially two different parts.

   a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument

   • 1874, Ernest Myers (transl.), The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, Pythian Ode III, page 65.

     Had I but landed there and brought unto him a twofold joy, first golden health and next this my song of triumph to be a splendour in his Pythian crown […]

   • 2014, Robert K. Bolger, Scott Korb, "Gesturing Toward Reality: David Foster Wallace and Philosophy ↗

     "Wallace's suggestion for overcoming the epistemological and solipsistic effects of innate selfishness is twofold."

Synonyms

• (double) double, duplicate; see also Thesaurus:twofold
• (having two parts) twin; see also Thesaurus:dual

Translations

• French: double
• German: zweifach, doppelt
• Italian: duplice
• Portuguese: duplo
• Russian: двойно́й
• Spanish: doble

Adverb

twofold (not comparable)

1. In a double degree; doubly.

Synonyms

• double; see also Thesaurus:twice

Translations

• German: zweifach
• Russian: вдво́е
• Spanish: doblemente

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