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many-sided

many-sided

1 4.1
Having many different parts or qualities
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɛniˈsaɪdɪd/
translation icon : multifacético
  • He has a many-sided approach to solving problems, considering every angle before making a decision.
  • many-sided personality

Examples

  • Ideas such as national interest were too rich in meaning, too many-sided, for any single explicit and narrow definition.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The museum's exhibit is many-sided, showcasing the diverse aspects of modern art from various cultures.

  • Now, others of us find that good, bad, right, wrong are many-sided, complex things.

  • An excellent actor with a many-sided streak.

    Blog text (7)
  • "Identification with a national 'imagined community' is a complex, many-sided construction.

    Academic text (1991)
  • In disparaging the ideal of creating many-sided personalities, Ravitch overlooks the way that aim mirrored Beard's description of written history as an act of faith.

    Academic text (2002)
  • These booklets do not systematically outline the many-sided history of the Irish, Germans, Portuguese, Jews, and Armenians in Rhode Island.

    Academic text (1991)
  • My hubby is an artisan who makes shamanic drums, similar to a bodhrán but many-sided instead of round.

    Blog text (1)
  • For that reason, he concluded that the aim of the social studies was the creation, within the students, of rich, many-sided personalities (Beard 1932, 20-21, 42-48, 70-71, 96-97).

    Academic text (2002)
  • Her many-sided personality makes her an interesting friend; she can be serious one moment and playful the next.

Synonyms

diverse
vsmany-sided
297 3.4

Made of many different kinds

presents internal variety and interesting qualities within a single thing
varied
vsmany-sided
54 3.3

Containing many different kinds, not all the same

focuses on many qualities and interest rather than mere type differences
all-around
vsmany-sided
  • US
29 4.4

A person who can do many different things well

applies more to general variety and interest than to personal skills
multifaceted
vsmany-sided
15 5.9

Having many different parts or sides

emphasizes overall variety and interest rather than technical complexity
multidimensional
vsmany-sided
9 6.6

Having many different parts or sides that make it complex

emphasizes broad variety and interest not only dimensional complexity
multifarious
vsmany-sided
  • Formal
1 9.2

Having many different kinds or parts

leans more toward variety and interest than formal classification
multifold
vsmany-sided
1 5.5

Having many different parts or aspects

highlights variety and interest rather than just having many parts
diversified
vsmany-sided
1 4.7

Having many different kinds of things

focuses on variety and interest rather than change or deliberate mixing
many-faceted
vsmany-sided
1 5.8

Having many different parts or qualities

focuses more on variety and interest than just listing aspects
multiplex
vsmany-sided
  • Specialized
1 6.5

Having many parts or features and not simple

focuses on variety and interest rather than structural complexity
manyfold
vsmany-sided
  • Archaic
8.1

Having many different parts or types

stresses overall interest and variety instead of listing kinds
multiform
vsmany-sided
6.8

Having many different forms or shapes

highlights general variety and interest rather than physical forms

Antonyms

92 3.7

Always the same in all parts and at all times

1 4.0

Made to be used with only one side showing

How Diverse

multifaceted
15 5.9
many-sided
1 4.1
two-sided
1 3.4
one-sided
1 4.0

Surface Forms

many-sided positive

Morphology

many-sided = many + side (transparent) = many + side + ed

Formed from 'many' + 'side' with the adjectival suffix '-ed' to mean 'having many sides or aspects', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Many-sided comes from the simple parts many and side, and side means 'part' or 'aspect'. So something many-sided has many different parts, qualities, or ways to look at it.