Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multiform

/ˈmuʌltiˌfɔɹm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: mul-ti-form
IPA: /ˈmuʌltiˌfɔɹm/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having more than one shape or appearance.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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— […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English form English multiform From multi- + form.

Inflected Forms

more multiform (comparative) most multiform (superlative) multiforms (plural)

Derived Forms

multiformly multiformness

Phrases

shape-shifter

Frequently Paired Words

shape-shifter

Synonyms

polymorphic polymorphous protean chameleon chameleonic chameleonlike diverse multiform multiversant pluriform variform

Antonyms

monic monoform monomorphic monomorphous uniform

Questions

How do you pronounce multiform?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmuʌltiˌfɔɹm/.
What does multiform mean?: Having more than one shape or appearance.
Where does multiform come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English form English multiform From multi- + form.

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