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many-sided
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective many-sided has 3 senses
- many-sided(a = adj.all) multilateral - having many parts or sides; Array
- many-sided(s = adj.all) miscellaneous, multifaceted, multifarious - having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city"; "a miscellaneous crowd"
- many-sided(s = adj.all) Array - full of variety or interest; "a many-sided personality"
CIDE DICTIONARY
many-sided, a.
- Having many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting many questions or subjects for consideration; as, a many-sided topic. [1913 Webster]
- Interested in, and having an aptitude for, many unlike pursuits or objects of attention; versatile. [1913 Webster]
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many-sided
Multiformity
N multiformity, omniformity, variety, diversity, multifariousness, varied assortment, dissimilarity, polymorphous, multiform, multifold, multifarious, multigenerous, multiplex, heterogeneous, diversified, dissimilar, various, varied, variform, manifold, many-sided, variegated, motley, mosaic, epicene, indiscriminate, desultory, irregular, mixed, different, assorted, mingled, odd, diverse, divers, all manner of, of every description, of all sorts and kinds, et hoc genus omne, and what not? de omnibus rebus et quibusdam aliis, jumbled, confused, mixed up, discordant, inharmonious, unmatched, unrelated, nonuniform, omniform, omnigenous, omnifarious, protean (form), harmoniously confused, variety's the very spice of life.
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