adj
Meaning 1
Having multiple facets or (geometric) faces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The diamond had a multifaceted cut.
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adj
Having multiple facets or (geometric) faces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having many aspects; nuanced or diverse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
having many aspects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: many-sided, miscellaneous, multifarious
Antonyms: none provided
History
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
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.