multitude

A very great number.

The masses; the populace.

The character of being many; numerousness; also, a great number regarded collectively or as congregated together.

A great number, indefinitely.

A crowd or throng; a gathering or collection of people.

Synonyms Multitude, Throng, Crowd, swarm, mass, host, legion. A multitude, however great, may he in a space so large as to give each one ample room; a throng or a crowd is generally smaller than a multitude, but is gathered into a close body, a throng being a company that presses together or forward, and a crowd carrying the closeness to uncomfortable physical contact.

A great number of persons collected together; a numerous collection of persons; a crowd; an assembly.

A great number of persons or things, regarded collectively

The state of being many; numerousness.

the populace; the mass of men.