English Explanatory Dictionary

multifarious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; made up of many differing parts.
  2. In which a party or a cause of action has been improperly or wrongfully joined together in the same suit, as in a misjoinder, perhaps as a result of a joinder of unrelated, distinct, independent parties or matters.

Pronunciation

/ˌmʌltɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-multifarious.wav

Word forms

multifarious more multifarious most multifarious

Etymology

From Latin multifārius.

Synonyms

diverse manifold various catholic dishomogeneous diversified eclectic heterogeneous liberal miscellaneous mixed motley multifarious multifold sundry variable varied

Derived words

multifariously multifariousness
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