Multiform
[mʌltifɒ:m]
Definition
(adj.) occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances; 'the multiform universe of nature and man'- John Dewey .
Checker: Lucille--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Having many forms, shapes, or appearances.
Editor: Maureen
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Many-shaped, of many shapes, of many forms.[2]. Manifold, MULTIFARIOUS.
Checker: Ramona
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See MULTIFARIOUS]
Typed by Anatole
Definition
adj. having many forms polymorphic.—n. that which is multiform.—n. Multiform′ity.
Typed by Edmund
Examples
- Its manifestations are multiform but they have a common source. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The fact that this culture is multiform and often contradictory is a sign that more and more of the interests of life are finding expression. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Has not the intemperate been censured of old, because in him the huge multiform monster is allowed to be too much at large? Plato. The Republic.
Typed by Edmund