multifarious

American  

[muhl-tuh-fair-ee-uhs] / ˌmʌl təˈfɛər i əs /

adjective

1. having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.

2. numerous and varied; greatly diverse or manifold.

   multifarious activities.

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multifarious British  

/ ˌmʌltɪˈfɛərɪəs /

adjective

1. having many parts of great variety

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Other Word Forms

• multifariously adverb
• multifariousness noun

Etymology

Origin of multifarious

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

Example Sentences

Isn’t any great book multifarious enough to have something for everyone?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

And he brought his multifarious interests to sometimes bewildered but almost always fascinated audiences with an assiduousness that remains incomparable—and amusing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

“Our pizza-dough journey was very stressful in the beginning,” Panyathong says, citing the multifarious factors of ingredients, time, temperature and humidity.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Funding for past reinsurance has been creative and multifarious, lodged sometimes in Federal Reserve powers, sometimes in program authority to recoup through future premiums, or borrowing authority from the U.S.

From Slate • May 15, 2023

A full- fledged agricultural revolution with a multifarious suite of crops, the complex is an example of a major cultural innovation that has completely disappeared.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann