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multifariousness

multifariousness

9.9
A state of having many different kinds or parts
  • noun
  • /ˌmʌl.tɪˈfɛr.i.əs.nəs/
  • Formal
translation icon : diversidad
  • The garden was a beautiful display of multifariousness, featuring flowers of every color and shape imaginable.

Examples

  • This passion for isolation had its reward in a sense that existence was indeed a sufficient object; that you had powers of perception congruent with its ordered multifariousness.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Because of the universality of this phenomenon and its multifariousness, different approaches to the sublime can be distinguished, although they are not always exclusive.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Today we are used to the idea that a free market economy, except when it collapses, goes on changing and growing inexorably, with a multifariousness that can be analyzed only up to a point, and never fully described.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The museum's exhibits showcase the multifariousness of human culture, including art, music, and dance from various regions.

  • Her interests reflect a remarkable multifariousness, ranging from science fiction novels to classical music and painting.

Synonyms

variety
vsmultifariousness
582 1.3

A group of different kinds of things

stresses many kinds across parts and aspects rather than a simple list
diversity
vsmultifariousness
348 3.5

A range of different people or things

emphasizes many different kinds parts and aspects
multiplicity
vsmultifariousness
10 7.0

A large number of different things in one group

highlights number more than the range of parts and aspects
multidimensionality
vsmultifariousness
1 8.7

A quality of something that has many different parts or sides

emphasizes kinds and parts rather than only dimensions
diverseness
vsmultifariousness
6.1

A state of having many different kinds of people or things in a group

highlights many kinds and aspects rather than a single type
variousness
vsmultifariousness
5.3

The state of having many different kinds of people or things

emphasizes many kinds while also stressing different parts and aspects

Antonyms

uniformity
  • Specialized
18 4.6

The state of being the same in all parts

14 5.5

A boring feeling when things are the same again and again

How Diverse

multifariousness
  • Formal
9.9
diversity
348 3.5
variety
582 1.3
uniformity
  • Specialized
18 4.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

multifariousness = multifarious (transparent) = multifarious + ness

Clear nominalization: the adjective 'multifarious' + the productive suffix '-ness' yields a noun meaning the state or quality of being multifarious.

Etymology

The word multifariousness comes from parts that mean 'many' and 'different': multi- 'many' and various 'different'. So, multifariousness is the state of having many different kinds, or simply 'variety'.