multifarious

[ muhl-tuh-fair-ee-uhs ]

/ ˌmʌl təˈfɛər i əs /

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adjective

having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.

numerous and varied; greatly diverse or manifold: multifarious activities.

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Origin of multifarious

1585–95; <Late Latin multifārius many-sided, manifold, equivalent to Latin multifāri(am) on many sides + -us adj. suffix (see -ous); see multi-, bifarious

OTHER WORDS FROM multifarious

mul·ti·far·i·ous·ly, adverbmul·ti·far·i·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby multifarious

multiethnic, multifaceted, multifactorial, multifactorial inheritance, multifamily, multifarious, multifid, multifilament, multiflora, multiflora rose, multiflorous

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How to use multifarious in a sentence

The couple, I realized, were a living example of brand synergy, finding a productive intersection between Posey’s business acumen and Padilla-Brown’s multifarious projects and experiments.
Meet the Renaissance Man Obsessed with Mushrooms|Doug Bierend|March 10, 2021|Outside Online
Now that we have gotten over these multifarious horribles, we are obliged to ponder the bigger picture.
Gay Marriage Vs. the First Amendment|James Poulos|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In many great novels, the multifarious content necessitates a certain largesse of form.
C.E. Morgan: ‘Light in August’ is Faulkner’s Great American Novel|C.E. Morgan|August 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This book intimately and expertly covers his multifarious activities during each of these great crises.
Inside Kissinger's Brain|Andrew Roberts|June 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The idea of living a multifarious identity is something that has always occurred to me to be absolutely the norm.
Hollywood's Exquisite Alien|Amanda Fortini|April 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In the committee multifarious amendments were proposed, but without success.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Gilliatt in his multifarious tasks expended all his strength at once, and regained it with difficulty.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
Meantime, I had to amuse myself as best I might by looking at the multifarious objects.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
These, however, were only a part of his multifarious schemes.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3)|Leslie Stephen
Among his multifarious functions, perhaps the most respectable and permanent was that of clerk to the English chapel.
Sword and Gown|George A. Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for multifarious

multifarious

/ (ˌmʌltɪˈfɛərɪəs) /

adjective

having many parts of great variety

Derived forms of multifarious

multifariously, adverbmultifariousness, noun

Word Origin for multifarious

C16: from Late Latin multifārius manifold, from Latin multifāriam on many sides

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