multifaceted

[muhl-tee-fas-i-tid, muhl-tahy-]

adjective

1. having many facets, as a gem.

2. having many aspects or phases.

   a multifaceted problem.

multifaceted

/ ˌmʌltɪˈfæsɪtɪd /

adjective

1. (of a gem) having many facets

2. having many aspects, abilities, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of multifaceted¹

First recorded in 1865–70; multi- + faceted ( def. )

Example Sentences

The study adds to growing evidence that Alzheimer's is a multifaceted disease.

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Mr. Grassley had already released a January 2023 FBI document showing how vague and evolving that search was: It laid out seven “lines of effort” to concoct a “multifaceted conspiracy.”

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“Love is a very multifaceted emotion, right?” he said.

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The market’s reaction suggests enthusiasm for the administration’s multifaceted strategy to overhaul the pharmaceutical industry.

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Dennis Hopper had an astonishingly large, multifaceted life, and so the portrayal of his story, in the hands of Mike Scott, is going to be equally complex.

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Related Words

• all-round 
• varied 
• various