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polymorphous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective polymorphous has 3 senses
- polymorphous(a = adj.pert) polymorphic - relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms; "polymorphous crystallization" Derived form noun polymorphism2
- polymorphous(a = adj.pert) polymorphic - relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population; "a polymorphic species" Derived form noun polymorphism3
- polymorphous(s = adj.all) polymorphic - having or occurring in several distinct forms; "man is both polymorphic and polytypic"; "a polymorphous god"
CIDE DICTIONARY
polymorphous, a.
- Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author. De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
- Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms; -- opposed to monomorphic. [1913 Webster]
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polymorphous
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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