multifaceted
/ˌmʌl.tiˈfæ.sə.tɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The diamond had a multifaceted cut."
- "Joanne was a multifaceted individual; she knew how to bargain both with Wall Street brokers and push-cart vendors."
- "“Gossip” is about a lot more than just juicy tidbits and the columnists that peddle them, presenting a multifaceted look at gossip’s role in the newspaper/media ecosystem and at Rupert Murdoch’s enterprises in particular."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French face Middle French face French face Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French facettebor. English facet Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English multifaceted From multi- + facet + -ed.