Doble

Part of speech: adjective, noun

Definitions

1. Bringing together two elements in a manner that exhibits duplication or a pairing of components
2. Pertaining to a structure or quantity that is twice as great as another, often denoting duality
3. Characterizing an arrangement that emphasizes a twin or dual nature, particularly in forms or functions

Etymology: Spanish "doble" comes from Latin "duplus", meaning twice as much or twofold, a compound of "duo" (two) and a root related to "plicare", to fold. The idea is literal: something folded in two. That sense carried into Spanish and Old French, and English took the word in the sense of twice as great or twofold. The Latin root behind "doble" also gave English "double" through Anglo-Norman and Old French, so the two words are doublets, descended from the same source by different routes. Spanish kept the form closer to the Latin and gave it a long career in everyday speech, from "doble" as a noun for a double portion to its use in adjectives of duplication and disguise. The Spanish word was used in phrases about doubling and deceit, which is why it still carries a sense of something that is two things at once.

Synonyms: double, dual, twice, twofold, duplicate

Antonyms: single, half, one, simple, unique