Meanings
comparative more multifaceted · superlative most multifaceted · alternative multi-faceted
- Having multiple facets or (geometric) faces.
The diamond had a multifaceted cut.
- 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.
1 more example
“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.
2021 August 20, Brian Lowry, “‘Gossip’ charts how tabloid tattlers ‘escaped from their cages’ and rippled through the media”, in CNN
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving many aspects or qualities
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mel-
- Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
- Proto-Italic*moltos
- Latinmultus
- Latinmultī
- Middle Englishmulti-
- Englishmulti-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
- Proto-Italic*θakjō
- Proto-Italic*fakjō
- Latinfaciō
- Latinfaciēs
- Late Latinfacia
- Old Frenchface
- Middle Frenchface
- Frenchface
- Frenchfacette
- Englishfacet
- Englishmultifaceted
Translations
Bengali বহুরূপী
- বহুরূপী (bohurupi)having multiple facets
Catalan polifacètic, polifacètic
- polifacètichaving multiple facets
- polifacètichaving many aspects
Chinese Mandarin 多面的, 多層面的 /多层面的
- 多面的 (duōmiàn de)having multiple facets
- 多層面的 /多层面的 (duō céngmiàn de)having many aspects
- 多才多藝的 /多才多艺的 (duōcáiduōyì de)having many aspects
Dutch veelzijdig
- veelzijdighaving many aspects
Estonian mitmetahuline
- mitmetahulinehaving many aspects
Finnish monitahoinen, monitahoinen
- monitahoinenhaving multiple facets
- monitahoinenhaving many aspects
- monipuolinenhaving many aspects
French multifacette
- multifacettehaving multiple facets
German facettenreich, facettenreich
- facettenreichhaving multiple facets
- facettenreichhaving many aspects
Hungarian sokoldalú, sokoldalú
- sokoldalúhaving multiple facets
- sokoldalúhaving many aspects
Irish ilghnéitheach
- ilghnéitheachhaving many aspects
Italian poliedrico, poliedrico
- poliedricohaving multiple facets
- poliedricohaving many aspects
Portuguese multifacetado, multifacetado
- multifacetadohaving multiple facets
- multifacetadohaving many aspects
Russian многогра́нный, многогра́нный
- многогра́нный (mnogogránnyj)having multiple facets
- многогра́нный (mnogogránnyj)having many aspects
Spanish polifacético, polifacético
- polifacéticohaving multiple facets
- polifacéticohaving many aspects
Swedish mångfacetterad, mångsidig
- mångfacetteradhaving many aspects
- mångsidighaving many aspects
Tamil பன்முகம்
- பன்முகம் (paṉmukam)having multiple facets
Ukrainian багатогра́нний
- багатогра́нний (bahatohránnyj)having many aspects
Cite this entry
multifaceted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifaceted
“multifaceted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifaceted. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multifaceted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifaceted.
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