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MANY-SIDED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does many-sided mean? 

MANY-SIDED (adjective)
  The adjective MANY-SIDED has 3 senses:

1. having many parts or sidesplay

2. having many aspects or qualitiesplay

3. full of variety or interestplay

  Familiarity information: MANY-SIDED used as an adjective is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


MANY-SIDED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having many parts or sides

Synonyms:

many-sided; multilateral

Similar:

deep-lobed (having deep bilateral lobes)

three-party; three-way; tripartite (involving three parties or elements)

three-sided; triangular; trilateral (having three sides)

palmately-lobed (having lobes radiating from a central point)

many-lobed (having many lobes)

five-lobed (having five lobes)

four-lobed (having four lobes)

three-lobed (having three lobes)

three-cornered (involving a group or set of three)

tetramerous (having or consisting of four similar parts; tetramerous flowers)

four-party; quadripartite (involving four parties)

twelve-sided (having twelve sides)

eleven-sided (having eleven sides)

ten-sided (having ten sides)

nine-sided (having nine sides)

eight-sided (having eight sides)

seven-sided (having seven sides)

six-sided (having six sides)

five-sided (having five sides)

four-sided; quadrilateral (having four sides)

multipartite (involving more than two parties)

joint (involving both houses of a legislature)

bipartite; two-part; two-way (involving two parts or elements)

two-lobed (having two lobes)

bilateral; two-sided (having two sides or parts)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Having many aspects or qualities

Synonyms:

many-sided; miscellaneous; multifaceted; multifarious

Context example:

a miscellaneous crowd

Similar:

varied (characterized by variety)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Full of variety or interest

Context example:

a many-sided personality

Similar:

colorful; colourful (striking in variety and interest)


 Context examples 


She was so many-sided, so many-mooded—“protean-mooded” I called her.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)



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