multiform

multiform

English

Etymology

    From multi- + form.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmuʌltiˌfɔɹm/

    Adjective

    multiform (comparative more multiform, superlative most multiform)

    1. Having more than one shape or appearance.
      Synonyms: polymorphic, polymorphous, protean; see also Thesaurus:multiform
      Hyponym: pleomorphic
      • 1912, Percy Adolphus Vaile, The Soul of Golf:
        And yet such is the constitution of the human golfing soul that it not only fails to achieve it, but invents for itself multiform and manifold ifs and ans for not achieving it— []

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Noun

    multiform (plural multiforms)

    1. An organism, folktale, etc. that appears in more than one form.

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French multiforme.

    Adjective

    multiform m or n (feminine singular multiformă, masculine plural multiformi, feminine/neuter plural multiforme)

    1. variform

    Declension

    Declension of multiform
    singular plural
    masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
    nominative-
    accusative
    indefinite multiform multiformă multiformi multiforme
    definite multiformul multiforma multiformii multiformele
    genitive-
    dative
    indefinite multiform multiforme multiformi multiforme
    definite multiformului multiformei multiformilor multiformelor