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multifaceted

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having multiple facets or (geometric) faces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The diamond had a multifaceted cut.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having many aspects; nuanced or diverse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Joanne was a multifaceted individual; she knew how to bargain both with Wall Street brokers and push-cart vendors.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having many aspects

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a many-sided subject
  • a multifaceted undertaking
  • multifarious interests
  • the multifarious noise of a great city
  • a miscellaneous crowd

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: many-sided, miscellaneous, multifarious

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: বহুরূপী (bohurupi) — having multiple facets
  • Catalan: polifacètic — having multiple facets
  • Finnish: monitahoinen — having multiple facets
  • French: multifacette — having multiple facets
  • German: facettenreich — having multiple facets
  • Hungarian: sokoldalú — having multiple facets
  • Italian: poliedrico — having multiple facets
  • Macedonian: многулик (mnogulik) — having multiple facets
  • Portuguese: multifacetado — having multiple facets
  • Russian: многогра́нный (mnogogránnyj) — having multiple facets
  • Spanish: polifacético — having multiple facets
  • Tamil: பன்முகம் (paṉmukam) — having multiple facets
  • Telugu: బహుముఖ (bahumukha) — having multiple facets
  • Belarusian: шматгра́нны (šmathránny) — having many aspects
  • Catalan: polifacètic — having many aspects
  • Dutch: veelzijdig — having many aspects
  • Estonian: mitmetahuline — having many aspects
  • Finnish: monitahoinen — having many aspects
  • Finnish: monipuolinen — having many aspects
  • German: facettenreich — having many aspects
  • Hungarian: sokoldalú — having many aspects
  • Irish: ilghnéitheach — having many aspects
  • Italian: poliedrico — having many aspects
  • Macedonian: многулик (mnogulik) — having many aspects
  • Portuguese: multifacetado — having many aspects
  • Russian: многогра́нный (mnogogránnyj) — having many aspects
  • Spanish: polifacético — having many aspects
  • Swedish: mångfacetterad — having many aspects
  • Swedish: mångsidig — having many aspects
  • Telugu: బహుముఖ (bahumukha) — having many aspects
  • Ukrainian: багатогра́нний (bahatohránnyj) — having many aspects