9 definitions found for multifarious

Multifarious MULTIFA'RIOUS, a. [L. multifarius.] Having great multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; as multifarious artifice.

multifarious adj 1: having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city"; "a miscellaneous crowd" [syn: many-sided, multifaceted, miscellaneous, multifarious]

multifarious 1593, from L. multifarius "manifold," from multifariam "in many places or parts," from multi- "many" + -fariam "parts."

multifarious adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin multifarius, from Latin multifariam in many places Date: 1593 having or occurring in great variety ; diverse • multifariousness noun

multifarious
adj.
1 (foll. by pl. noun) many and various.
2 having great variety.
Derivatives:
multifariously adv. multifariousness n.
Etymology: L multifarius

multifarious ˌmʌltɪˈfɛərɪəs adj. 1 (foll. by pl. noun) many and various. 2 having great variety. øømultifariously adv. multifariousness n. [L multifarius]

Multifarious Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous, a. [L. multifarius; multus much, many. Cf. Bifarious.] 1. Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold. There is a multifarious artifice in the structure of the meanest animal. --Dr. H. More. 2. (Bot.) Having parts, as leaves, arranged in many vertical rows.

multifarious a. Multiform, manifold, various, divers, diversified, different, of many sorts, of various kinds, of all sorts and kinds.

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