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multiformity

multiformity

7.7
A situation where something has many different forms or types
  • noun
  • /ˌmʌl.tɪˈfɔːr.mɪ.ti/
translation icon : multiformidad
  • The artist embraces the multiformity of styles, using different techniques in each piece.

Examples

  • In the festival, the multiformity of cultures was celebrated through food, music, and dance.

  • The revolutionary artist, the relayer of possibility, draws on such powers in opposition to a technocratic society's hatred of multiformity, hatred of the natural world, hatred of the body, hatred of darkness and women, and hatred of disobedience.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The multiformity of flowers in the garden creates a vibrant and colorful display.

Synonyms

variety
vsmultiformity
582 1.3

A group of different kinds of things

is about different physical forms or appearances rather than general kinds
multiplicity
vsmultiformity
10 7.0

A large number of different things in one group

focuses specifically on differing visible forms or appearances
heterogeneity
vsmultiformity
5 8.4

The presence of different kinds of things or people in a group

specifies many different physical forms or outward appearances
multidimensionality
vsmultiformity
1 8.7

A quality of something that has many different parts or sides

speaks of many visible forms or shapes rather than abstract aspects
polymorphy
vsmultiformity
9.9

The state of having many different forms or shapes

has identical meaning but is a different word form
manifoldness
vsmultiformity
8.2

A state of having many different parts or features

is about distinct visible forms and outward appearances
manifolding
vsmultiformity
8.3

Having many different kinds or parts

refers especially to differing physical forms and appearances
variousness
vsmultiformity
5.3

The state of having many different kinds of people or things

focuses on differences in shape or visible form rather than general kinds
variedness
vsmultiformity
6.3

A state with many different kinds of things

emphasises differing visible forms and outward appearances rather than content
heterogeneousness
vsmultiformity
8.9

A situation in which people or things are different from each other

targets visible differences of form and outward appearance instead of content

Antonyms

uniformity
  • Specialized
18 4.6

The state of being the same in all parts

How Varied

multiplicity
10 7.0
multiformity
7.7
diversity
348 3.5
variety
582 1.3
variation
113 3.0

Surface Forms

multiformity singular

Morphology

multiformity = multiform (transparent) = multi + form + ity

The noun is regularly formed from the adjective 'multiform' with the standard suffix '-ity', preserving the meaning of a state or quality.

Etymology

The word multiformity comes from multi- meaning 'many' and form meaning 'shape' or 'appearance', just like in the common word multiple and the simple word form. So multiformity means the state of having many different shapes or appearances.