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# muchness

noun (muchness, uncountable)

«muchness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (old, rare) Greatness in amount or size. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muchness/#m1)
2. (phrase, UK) «Much of a muchness» means nearly the same, with little difference: «The two shops are much of a muchness.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muchness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In Alice in Wonderland, at the Mad Tea-Party the Dormouse talks of drawing «all manner of things — everything that begins with an M — such as mouse-traps, and the moon, and memory, and muchness — you know you say things are "much of a muchness"». It is a joke: you cannot draw «muchness». Today the word is used almost only in the phrase.

### Examples

- The two films were much of a muchness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muchness/#x1)
- «Did you ever see such a thing as a drawing of a muchness?» asked the Dormouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muchness/#x2)
- Both pizzas are much of a muchness, so pick either. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muchness/#x3)
- These tents are much of a muchness — buy the cheaper one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muchness/#x4)
- The Dormouse listed things beginning with M, like muchness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muchness/#x5)
- The teams were much of a muchness, so the match was close. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muchness/#x6)

### Note

Used almost only in «much of a muchness» (UK, informal). Uncountable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «muchness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muchness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«muchness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/muchness.html) on Mova free.