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

English

Etymology

From multi- + facet + -ed.

Adjective

1. Having multiple facets.

   The diamond had a multifaceted cut.

2. Having many aspects; nuanced or diverse.

   Joanne was a multifaceted individual; she knew how to bargain both with Wall Street brokers and push-cart vendors.

Translations

amalgamated, ambiguous, ambivalent, amphibious, blended, combined, complex, composite, compound, compounded, conglomerate, dappled, eclectic, equivocal, fifty-fifty, half-and-half, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, intricate, ironic, jumbled, many-sided, medley, mingled, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, multinational, multiracial, patchy, pluralistic, promiscuous, scrambled, syncretic, thrown together, varied