multipurpose en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /mʌltipɝpəs/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Middle English purpos English purpose English multipurpose From multi- + purpose.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Designed or intended to fit more than one type of function or application; having multiple uses.
Arguably the most potent version of that meme merges the heatmaps with a multipurpose version of the IQ bell curve, populated with three “wojaks” on the stupid, middlebrow, and supersmart bits of that curve. The liberal heatmap is paired with the figure in the meaty middle of the graph, while the conservative one fits with the narrower extremes of the IQ spectrum.
2025 March 3, Frank Jacobs and Stephen Johnson, “The story behind the internet’s most viral (and misunderstood) political meme”, in Big Think, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| multi-purpose | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
MPV · multipurposeful · multipurposeness
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Translations (23)
pl wielozadaniowy (having multiple uses) · sk viacúčelový (having multiple uses) · fr polyvalent (having multiple uses) · es multipropósito (having multiple uses) · pt multiúsos (having multiple uses) · ja 多目的 (having multiple uses) · pt multiúso (having multiple uses) · fr multi-usages (having multiple uses) · th สารพัดประโยชน์ (having multiple uses) · vi đa năng (having multiple uses) · fr multifonction (having multiple uses) · hi बहुपयोगी (having multiple uses) · ro polivalent (having multiple uses) · ru многоцелево́й (having multiple uses) · fr à usages multiples (having multiple uses) · cs víceúčelový (having multiple uses) · th อเนกประสงค์ (having multiple uses) · vi nhiều mục đích (having multiple uses) · vi vạn năng (having multiple uses) · bg многоцелеви (having multiple uses) · fi monikäyttöinen (having multiple uses) · de mehrzweck- (having multiple uses) · fi yleis- (having multiple uses)