multiform

[ muhl-tuh-fawrm ]

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adjective

having many different shapes, forms, or kinds.

Origin of multiform

From the Latin word multiformis, dating back to 1595–1605. See multi-, -form

Other words from multiform

mul·ti·for·mi·ty [muhl-tuh-fawr-mi-tee], /ˌmʌl təˈfɔr mɪ ti/, noun

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How to use multiform in a sentence

The fact is, this multiform, many-worded element in current fiction is not true passion at all.
Belford's Magazine, Vol. II, No. 3, February 1889 | Various
Among the multiform activities of the American Food Administration, the distribution of sugar was most difficult.
Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII | Various
It was his might that kept the multiform structure of the material and psychical world in perennial harmony.
Serapis, Complete | Georg Ebers
During the period of my absence, short as it was, another change had passed over this most multiform of living beings.
The Law and the Lady | Wilkie Collins
It is not very easy to give a complete impression offhand of such a multiform personage as this.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for multiform

multiform

/ (ˈmʌltɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

having many forms or kinds

Derived forms of multiform

multiformity (ˌmʌltɪˈfɔːmɪtɪ), noun

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