"multifaceted" meaning in English

See multifaceted in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more multifaceted [comparative], most multifaceted [superlative]
Etymology: From multi- + facet + -ed. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|multi|facet|ed}} multi- + facet + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} multifaceted (comparative more multifaceted, superlative most multifaceted)
  1. Having multiple facets. Translations (having multiple facets): বহুরূপী (bohurupi) (Bengali), polifacètic (Catalan), monitahoinen (Finnish), multifacette (French), facettenreich (German), sokoldalú (Hungarian), poliedrico (Italian), многулик (mnogulik) (Macedonian), multifacetado (Portuguese), многогра́нный (mnogogránnyj) (Russian), polifacético (Spanish), பன்முகம் (paṉmukam) (Tamil), బహుముఖ (bahumukha) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-multifaceted-en-adj-NeagUfbX Categories (other): English terms prefixed with multi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'having multiple facets': 92 8
  2. Having many aspects; nuanced or diverse. Translations (having many aspects): шматгра́нны (šmathránny) (Belarusian), polifacètic (Catalan), veelzijdig (Dutch), mitmetahuline (Estonian), monitahoinen (Finnish), monipuolinen (Finnish), facettenreich (German), sokoldalú (Hungarian), ilghnéitheach (Irish), poliedrico (Italian), многулик (mnogulik) (Macedonian), multifacetado (Portuguese), многогра́нный (mnogogránnyj) (Russian), polifacético (Spanish), mångfacetterad (Swedish), mångsidig (Swedish), బహుముఖ (bahumukha) (Telugu), багатогра́нний (bahatohránnyj) (Ukrainian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: multi-faceted

Alternative forms

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      "word": "багатогра́нний"
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  ],
  "word": "multifaceted"
}

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