mickle

ˈmɪk.əl

Definition

Definition of mickle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

amount

Dated

great amount, especially in proverbs

Dated

Mony a little makes a mickle.

abundance

plenty

profusion

Adverb

greatly

Rare

in a great or large amount

Rare

She was mickle impressed by the performance.

abundantly

greatly

frequency

Rare

often or frequently happening

Rare

He mickle visited the old library.

frequently

often

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many a mickle makes a muckle

exp.

small amounts add up to a large amount

Remember, many a mickle makes a muckle when saving money.

Origin of mickle

Old English, micel (great) + -el (diminutive)

Examples of mickle in a sentence

He inherited a mickle of wealth.
The donation was mickle appreciated by the charity.
Her efforts were mickle rewarded with praise.
She mickle attended the town meetings.
The bells mickle rang throughout the day.

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French:grande quantité, grandement, ...
German:Menge, sehr, ...
Italian:mucchio, grandemente, ...
Spanish:gran cantidad, en gran medida, ...
Portuguese:muito, imensamente, ...
Chinese:大量, 非常, ...
Japanese:大きな成果, 非常に, ...
Arabic:كَمِّيَّة كَبِيرَة, كَثِيرًا, ...
Hebrew:שֶׁפַע, בְּמִדָּה רַבָּה, ...
Russian:множество, очень, ...
Ukrainian:велика кількість, дуже, ...
Hindi:विशाल राशि, बहुत अधिक, ...
Bengali:বড় পরিমাণ, বেশি, ...
Catalan:munt, molt, ...
Czech:množství, velmi, ...
Danish:stor mængde, ofte, ...
Dutch:grote, zeer, ...
Greek:μεγάλο, πολύ, ...
Hungarian:sokaság, nagyon, ...
Khmer:ចំនួនច្រើន, យ៉ាងខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:큰 것, 크게, ...
Persian:مقدار زیاد, بسیار, ...
Polish:mnóstwo, bardzo, ...
Portuguese (BR):montão, muito, ...
Romanian:mult, foarte mult, ...
Swedish:stor å, mycket, ...
Thai:จำนวนมาก, อย่างมาก, ...
Turkish:büyük miktar, büyük ölçüde, ...
Vietnamese:cái lớn, rất, ...

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Definition of mickle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adverb

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