multiform

[ muhl-tuh-fawrm ]

adjective

1. having many different shapes, forms, or kinds.

multiform

/ ˌmʌltɪˈfɔːmɪtɪ; ˈmʌltɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. having many forms or kinds

Derived Forms

• multiformity, noun

Other Words From

• mul·ti·for·mi·ty [muhl-t, uh, -, fawr, -mi-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of multiform¹

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

Example Sentences

The fact is, this multiform, many-worded element in current fiction is not true passion at all.

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Among the multiform activities of the American Food Administration, the distribution of sugar was most difficult.

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It was his might that kept the multiform structure of the material and psychical world in perennial harmony.

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During the period of my absence, short as it was, another change had passed over this most multiform of living beings.

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It is not very easy to give a complete impression offhand of such a multiform personage as this.

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