Meanings
adjectivemany-sided (comparative more many-sided, superlative most many-sided)
comparative more many-sided · superlative most many-sided
- Having many sides; polygonal
- Having many aspects
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving many parts or sides
Similar
adjectivehaving many aspects or qualities
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishmany
- Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
- Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
- Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
- Old Englishsīde
- Middle Englishside
- Englishside
- Englishmany-sided
Translations
Bulgarian многостранен
- многостранен (mnogostranen)having many sides
Esperanto multangula, plurlatera
- multangulahaving many sides
- plurlaterahaving many sides
German vielseitig
- vielseitighaving many sides
Irish iltaobhach
- iltaobhachhaving many sides
Russian многогра́нный
- многогра́нный (mnogogránnyj)having many sides
Welsh amlochrog
- amlochroghaving many sides
Cite this entry
APA
many-sided. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/many-sided
MLA
“many-sided.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/many-sided. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “many-sided,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/many-sided.
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