Dictionary

multifaceted en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌmʌl.tiˈfæ.sə.tɪd/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French face Middle French face French face Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French facettebor. English facet Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English multifaceted From multi- + facet + -ed.

Meanings

1. Having multiple facets or (geometric) faces.
   • The diamond had a multifaceted cut.
2. Having many aspects; nuanced or diverse.
   • “Gossip” is about a lot more than just juicy tidbits and the columnists that peddle them, presenting a multifaceted look at gossip’s role in the newspaper/media ecosystem and at Rupert Murdoch’s enterprises in particular. 2021 August 20, Brian Lowry, “‘Gossip’ charts how tabloid tattlers ‘escaped from their cages’ and rippled through the media”, in CNN:
   • Joanne was a multifaceted individual; she knew how to bargain both with Wall Street brokers and push-cart vendors.

Forms

Deriveds

multifacetedness · multifacetedly

Translations (34)

fr multifacette (having multiple facets) · fi monitahoinen (having many aspects) · hu sokoldalú (having many aspects) · ru многогра́нный (having many aspects) · cmn 多層面的 /多层面的 (having many aspects) · mk многулик (having many aspects) · fi monipuolinen (having many aspects) · mk многулик (having multiple facets) · be шматгра́нны (having many aspects) · pt multifacetado (having many aspects) · te బహుముఖ (having multiple facets) · pt multifacetado (having multiple facets) · es polifacético (having multiple facets) · cmn 多面的 (having multiple facets) · nl veelzijdig (having many aspects) · de facettenreich (having multiple facets) · sv mångsidig (having many aspects) · cmn 多才多藝的 /多才多艺的 (having many aspects) · hu sokoldalú (having multiple facets) · te బహుముఖ (having many aspects) · ca polifacètic (having multiple facets) · et mitmetahuline (having many aspects) · it poliedrico (having many aspects) · sv mångfacetterad (having many aspects) · ru многогра́нный (having multiple facets) · ta பன்முகம் (having multiple facets) · es polifacético (having many aspects) · ca polifacètic (having many aspects) · bn বহুরূপী (having multiple facets) · it poliedrico (having multiple facets) · uk багатогра́нний (having many aspects) · fi monitahoinen (having multiple facets) · ga ilghnéitheach (having many aspects) · de facettenreich (having many aspects)