threefold adjective 2adverb 1noun 1verb 1forms 3phrases 1 adjective2 •Three times as great. •Triple. adverb1 •By a factor of three. noun1 •An algebraic variety of dimension 3. verb1 •To make threefold; to triple. formsthreefolded · threefolding · threefolds Phrases with threefold thick and threefoldIn quick succession, or in great numbers.