molt

See also: mòlt

English

Etymology 1

Verb

molt (third-person singular simple present molts, present participle molting, simple past and past participle molted)

1. US standard spelling of moult.

Noun

molt (plural molts)

1. US standard spelling of moult.

References

• Noah Webster (1828), “molt”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume II (J–Z), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC.

Etymology 2

Verb

molt

1. (rare) simple past of melt

Anagrams

• LMTO, Motl

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan molt, from Latin multus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈmol]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmolt]

Adjective

molt (feminine molta, masculine plural molts, feminine plural moltes)

1. much, many

   Synonym: força

   Antonym: poc

Derived terms

• com a molt
• de molt
• molt de gust
• molta sort
• moltíssim
• per molts anys

Adverb

molt

1. very

   Synonym: força

   Antonyms: gaire, gens, poc, una mica

Noun

molt m (uncountable)

1. a lot, a great deal, a large amount

   Antonyms: poc, una mica

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin molitus. Compare Occitan mòut.

Alternative forms

• mòlt (pre-2016)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈmɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmɔlt]

Participle

molt (feminine molta, masculine plural molts, feminine plural moltes)

1. past participle of moldre

References

• “molt”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “molt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “molt”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “molt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.