multifaceted

See also: multi-faceted

English

Alternative forms

• multi-faceted

Etymology

From multi- +‎ facet +‎ -ed.

Adjective

multifaceted (comparative more multifaceted, superlative most multifaceted)

1. Having multiple facets or (geometric) faces.

   The diamond had a multifaceted cut.

2. Having many aspects; nuanced or diverse.

   Joanne was a multifaceted individual; she knew how to bargain both with Wall Street brokers and push-cart vendors.

   • 2021 August 20, Brian Lowry, “‘Gossip’ charts how tabloid tattlers ‘escaped from their cages’ and rippled through the media”, in CNN‎:

     “Gossip” is about a lot more than just juicy tidbits and the columnists that peddle them, presenting a multifaceted look at gossip’s role in the newspaper/media ecosystem and at Rupert Murdoch’s enterprises in particular.

Derived terms

• multifacetedly
• multifacetedness

Translations

having multiple facets

Bengali: বহুরূপী (bn) (bohurupi) Catalan: polifacètic Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: monitahoinen French: multifacette (fr) German: facettenreich (de) Hungarian: sokoldalú (hu) Italian: poliedrico (it) Macedonian: многулик (mnogulik) Portuguese: multifacetado Russian: многогра́нный (ru) (mnogogránnyj) Spanish: polifacético Tamil: பன்முகம் (paṉmukam) Telugu: బహుముఖ (bahumukha)

having many aspects

Belarusian: шматгра́нны (šmathránny) Catalan: polifacètic Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Dutch: veelzijdig (nl) Estonian: mitmetahuline Finnish: monitahoinen, monipuolinen (fi) German: facettenreich (de) Hungarian: sokoldalú (hu) Irish: ilghnéitheach Italian: poliedrico (it) Macedonian: многулик (mnogulik) Portuguese: multifacetado Russian: многогра́нный (ru) (mnogogránnyj) Spanish: polifacético Swedish: mångfacetterad (sv), mångsidig (sv) Telugu: బహుముఖ (bahumukha) Ukrainian: багатогра́нний (uk) (bahatohránnyj)