faceted
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- adjective
- /ˈfæsɪtɪd/
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facetado
- The jeweler showed me a stunning ring with a faceted diamond that sparkled in the light.
This one is a bit smaller, nicely faceted on the thicker side here at the top.
- This one is a bit smaller, nicely faceted on the thicker side here at the top.
- So you have these boxes that the outside, they're all, they're all, they're all faceted, like they're faceted like a gemstone cut, like they're all flat planes.
Examples
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I suppose this comes with age, but she definitely is one multi-faceted and expressive little gal!
Blog text (14) -
Is this many-faceted ecocrisis a focus of awareness in our society?
Academic text (1991) -
Sequins are usually flat or they're faceted like these.
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These tend to be more angular or faceted crystals, but there are a few different weak layer types.
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From a broader perspective, it is important to consider the many-faceted changes that are taking place in health care, especially the unrelenting efforts to control costs.
Academic text (1995) -
To write a composite account of my experiences in interreligious dialogue is a most challenging exercise, for these experiences, covering more than thirty-five years, have been so multi-faceted and multi-layered that it is impossible to describe them either simply or comprehensively.
Academic text (2014) -
Fox, Wicks, and Lipson (1992) contend that planning effective school health services constitutes "a difficult, multi-faceted task" that warrants investigation of the issues related to their establishment and implementation.
Academic text (1994) -
He moved back to the faceted pane and watched the play of flame and smoke, his eyes finding more delight in the way the encroaching twilight spread the radiance of the fire out upon the treetops in a soft, diffuse blanket.
Fiction book (1992) -
The faceted surface of the crystal caught the sunlight and created beautiful rainbows around the room.
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She admired the faceted glass ornament that added a touch of elegance to the shelf.
Synonyms
Having clear flat sides like a perfect crystal
Antonyms
Compounds
How Angular
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Faceted comes from the word facet, which means 'little face' and is related to the everyday word face. So a faceted gem has many flat 'faces' that catch the light and make it sparkle.