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dimensional

dimensional

31 6.3
Having qualities that make someone or something feel real and complete
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈmɛnʃənl/
translation icon : multidimensional
  • You're a fascinating, multi-dimensional woman.
  • multi-dimensional
  • one-dimensional
  • two-dimensional

This is the colour boss quad, a Morphy dimensional eye colour quad.

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Examples

  • You want every character to be complex, three-dimensional, compelling.

  • Note that across these studies, temperament has been assessed using a dimensional approach.

    Academic text (1998)
  • I only had a less fully dimensional understanding of the situation.

  • And I think it really does help build a very sort of dimensional character.

  • So what we want to do now is apply our own colour foundation and have it look dimensional and beautiful.

  • It is so dimensional and so colorful and just rich looking.

  • There is considerable debate in the literature about the multi-dimensional nature of the associate teacher's role.

    Academic text (1992)
  • We are not one-dimensional.

  • John Wilkes Booth, a passionate and well-admired man, on the path to become one of the greatest actors of his time, is reduced by history to a two-dimensional scoundrel and dismissed as a madman.

  • The artist created a dimensional sculpture that captured the light beautifully from every angle.

Synonyms

three-dimensional
vsdimensional
36 3.9

Something that has length, width and depth like a box or ball

emphasizes qualities and character rather than literal sizes or measurements
3-D
vsdimensional
15 4.0

Having depth, width, and height like a real object

focuses on abstract qualities that add character rather than physical shape
multidimensional
vsdimensional
9 6.6

Having many different parts or sides that make it complex

is the general sense of having depth through distinct qualities
third-dimensional
vsdimensional
1 6.5

Has length, width, and depth so it looks like a real object

focuses on general depth from distinct features rather than a fixed number

Compounds

9.9

A computer language where expressions are written as a single line of text

5.8

A system that uses radio waves to show how far away, which direction, and how high objects are

3.6

A solid shape with height, width and depth like a cube

3.9

A flat shape like a square or circle with length and width but no depth

How Complex

complex
209 4.2
well-rounded
24 4.1
dimensional
31 6.3
one-dimensional
  • Specialized
2 4.7
flat
297 4.4

Surface Forms

dimensional positive

Morphology

dimensional = dimension (semi-transparent) = dimension + al

The form still clearly comes from 'dimension' + '-al', but this sense is a figurative extension to 'depth' or 'substance' rather than a purely literal measurement meaning.

Etymology

The word dimensional also comes from dimension, a word once used for a 'way of measuring' or a 'side', and it is related to measure. So when we call a person or thing dimensional, we mean it has depth or many different parts, not just flat or simple.