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English is an outrageous tangle of those derivations and other multifarious linguistic influences, from Yiddish to Shoshone, which has grown up around a gnarly core of chewy, clangorous yawps derived from ancestors who painted themselves blue to frighten their enemies.
Roy Blount, Jr.

Meaning of "multifarious" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MULTIFARIOUS

From Late Latin multifārius manifold, from Latin multifāriam on many sides.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MULTIFARIOUS

multifarious  [ˌmʌltɪˈfɛərɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MULTIFARIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Multifarious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MULTIFARIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of multifarious in the English dictionary

The definition of multifarious in the dictionary is having many parts of great variety.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MULTIFARIOUS


Aquarius
əˈkwɛərɪəs
Arius
ˈɛərɪəs
bifarious
baɪˈfɛərɪəs
Briareus
braɪˈɛərɪəs
calcareous
kælˈkɛərɪəs
carious
ˈkɛərɪəs
denarius
dɪˈnɛərɪəs
Galerius
ɡəˈlɛərɪəs
gregarious
ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs
hilarious
hɪˈlɛərɪəs
Marius
ˈmɛərɪəs
nefarious
nɪˈfɛərɪəs
omnifarious
ˌɒmnɪˈfɛərɪəs
precarious
prɪˈkɛərɪəs
quadrifarious
ˌkwɒdrɪˈfɛərɪəs
Sagittarius
ˌsædʒɪˈtɛərɪəs
Stradivarius
ˌstrædɪˈvɛərɪəs
trifarious
traɪˈfɛərɪəs
various
ˈvɛərɪəs
vicarious
vɪˈkɛərɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MULTIFARIOUS

multifaced
multifaceted
multifactor
multifactorial
multifamily
multifariously
multifariousness
multifid
multifidly
multifidous
multifil
multifilament
multiflash
multiflora
multiflora rose
multiflorous
multifocal
multifocals
multifoil
multifold

WORDS THAT END LIKE MULTIFARIOUS

bi-curious
curious
deleterious
delicious
delirious
furious
glorious
illustrious
industrious
inglorious
injurious
laborious
lugubrious
luxurious
meritorious
mysterious
notorious
serious
spurious
vainglorious
victorious

Synonyms and antonyms of multifarious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MULTIFARIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «multifarious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of multifarious

Translation of «multifarious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MULTIFARIOUS

Find out the translation of multifarious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of multifarious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «multifarious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

五花八门
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

multifarious
570 millions of speakers

English

multifarious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विविध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المتنوعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разнообразна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

multifarious
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বহুবিধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

très varié
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelbagai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vielfältig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

多種多様の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여러 가지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Multifarious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhiều thứ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பலதரப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बहुविध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çeşit çeşit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

molteplice
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

różnorodny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

різноманітна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

divers
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολυσχιδής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veelsoortig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mångskiftande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mangfoldige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of multifarious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MULTIFARIOUS»

The term «multifarious» is regularly used and occupies the 94.405 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MULTIFARIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «multifarious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «multifarious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about multifarious

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3 QUOTES WITH «MULTIFARIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word multifarious.
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Roy Blount, Jr.
English is an outrageous tangle of those derivations and other multifarious linguistic influences, from Yiddish to Shoshone, which has grown up around a gnarly core of chewy, clangorous yawps derived from ancestors who painted themselves blue to frighten their enemies.
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Franz Boas
It is our task to inquire into the causes that have brought about the observed differentiation, and to investigate the sequence of events that have led to the establishment of the multifarious forms of human life.
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Henry Mayhew
But the branches of industry are so multifarious, the divisions of labour so minutes and manifold, that it seems at first almost impossible to reduce them to any system.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MULTIFARIOUS»

Discover the use of multifarious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to multifarious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Language in Its Multifarious Aspects
This exceptional book of selected essays by the leading Czech linguist and member of the Prague Linguistic Circle contains 26 essays in English and 4 in German.
Petr Sgall, 2006
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Nietzsche: Life as Literature
Multifarious. Art. of. Style. The nineteenth century dislike of Realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass. The nineteenth century dislike of Romanticism is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass. Oscar Wilde, The ...
Alexander Nehamas, 1985
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The Conclusion of the New Testament
To Make the Multifarious Wisdom of God Known to the Rulers and the Authorities in the Heavenlies The mystery of Christ is to make the multifarious wisdom of God known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenlies (Eph. 3:10). There is a ...
Witness Lee, 1985
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The Law Journal Reports
A bill brought by the Lloyd's underwriters and the corporation of the London Assurance in respect of policies underwritten by each of them, is not multifarious, although the Lloyd's policies are not under seal, and the latter are. Mill; v. Campbell ...
Henry D. Barton, 1843
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Comprising Reports of Cases in the Courts of Chancery, ...
Ex parte iioweil re stod- May 10. ) dart. Multifariousness. A petition to prove debts and for a removal of assignees, by several creditors, is not multifarious, if all have a common object. By the petition it was stated, that a commission of bankrupt ...
‎1831
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Pleading and Practice of the High Court of Chancery
... matter capable of immediate decision, 339. whether bill for partnership account must seek dissolution, 340, 341 and notes. must not be multifarious, 341 ei seq. definition of multifariousness, 342 note, 343. no positive and inflexible rule as to,  ...
Edmund Robert Daniell, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins, Thomas Emerson Headlam, 1865
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An Index to All the Reported Cases, Statutes and General ...
Dunn v. Dunn, 2 Sim. 329. S. P. Ilfaud V. Aclrliini, 2 Sim. 331. A joint petition by three creditors for an order to rove three distinct debts, was held to be multifarious . he claims of different persons cannot be united in one petition. Exp. Sayer, Mont.
Edward Chitty, 1837
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Ecological Speciation
The multifarious selection hypothesis most clearly traces its roots to a review of experimental evolution studies in Drosophila (Rice and Hostert 1993). Although the quotation above still holds today, it is crucial to note that the acid test has not  ...
Patrik Nosil, 2012
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The Stage and the Page: London's "whole Show" in the ...
COMEDY Editor's Headnote In "The Multifarious Forms of Eighteenth-Century Comedy" Professor Hume examines that most popular form of stage show in the century more closely and perceptively than it has been for many a year. Finding ...
George Winchester Stone, 1981
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Rizal's Life, Works & Writings
The Effects of the Industrial Revolution Are Multifarious. The 19th century witnessed the progress of the Industrial Revolution. This led to a series of changes in industry, two of which were the shift from hand work to machine work, from the ...
Capino, D.G., Gonzalez, M.M., Pineda, F.E.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MULTIFARIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term multifarious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ashley Madison and defending online secrecy
Multifarious desires would be explored, accepted and fulfilled. If you think that's easily achieved, please keep your thoughts to the playa at ... «Fusion, Jul 15»
2
Loud, over-the-top and colourful: Memphis, the Italian postmodernist …
... Bacterio and Spugna patterns, and it put form before function, presenting multifarious furnishings that collaged textures, shapes and uses. «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
3
Nature's bounty
The Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance celebrated its 25th anniversary this year from 16-19 July with multifarious ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»
4
The Place of Diplomacy in Buhari's Agenda
... the time it should have applied implementing policies and programmes to blending the multifarious interests/ideologies in the merger. «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
5
Labour's capitulation on welfare reveals the vacuum in its soul
... especially one that has historically been important to it, will be even more handicapped and powerless when facing the multifarious problems ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Old Church Brings New Light To Bourbon
... are known, historically, to support various charity organizations in the community and beyond and to tend to the church's multifarious needs. «Mysullivannews, Jul 15»
7
Biggest working Transportation Model Room in Asia
... RITES, Indian Railway Traffic Service, foreign national railway from across the globe are sent here to receive training on multifarious aspects. «Udaipur Kiran, Jul 15»
8
Implementation Issues Abound For The SEC's Proposed Clawback …
Below is a brief outline of just a few of the many and multifarious headaches that I foresee for issuers in effectuating the SEC's rules: Committee ... «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
9
BJP will win TN polls through grassroots growth: Tamilisai
As regards Land Acquisition Bill, the campaign against BJP was false propaganda. The Bill would bring multifarious benefits to farmers, she ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Eid-Ul-Fitr Celebrations Bring Over 8000 Naperville, Chicago-
... as Allah SWT has enabled us to be on the right path as shown by Him in the Holy Qur'an, despite multifarious distractions”, he added. «The Siasat Daily, Jul 15»

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