multifaceted

[ muhl-tee-fas-i-tid, muhl-tahy- ]

adjective

1. having many facets, as a gem.
2. having many aspects or phases:

   a multifaceted problem.

multifaceted

/ ˌmʌltɪˈfæsɪtɪd /

adjective

1. (of a gem) having many facets
2. having many aspects, abilities, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of multifaceted¹

First recorded in 1865–70; multi- + faceted ( def )

Example Sentences

Instead, experts say, “the militia” is really a multifaceted movement with fluid boundaries.

From FiveThirtyEight

It’s only when we look at examples like the one in India or the one in Australia that we start to see law as a multifaceted instrument, which can be used in different ways.

From MIT Technology Review

It’s yet another of the unexpected but multifaceted ways in which the pandemic is turning the world upside down.

From Ozy

It was all a perfect encapsulation of Betts’s multifaceted baseball gifts, on display at once.

From FiveThirtyEight

Since its launch in 2015, Encantos has developed into a multifaceted brand focused on cultural diversity and teaching 21st-century skills.

From Ozy

Karen Berger, another regular player at Haviland Hollow Farm said the appeal of polo for her is multifaceted.

From The Daily Beast

Hearing, Committee on Energy and Commerce—“Improving Sports Safety: A Multifaceted Approach”

From The Daily Beast

Everyone is complicated and if we look closely enough, most of us are more multifaceted than our daily lives present.

From The Daily Beast

Strategy, as Freedman describes his admittedly diffuse and multifaceted subject, is both a way of thinking and a way of doing.

From The Daily Beast

His budget and deal-making chops, plus brief tenure at Citigroup, give him a multifaceted background suitable to the job.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• all-round
• varied
• various