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many-sided

American  
[men-ee-sahy-did] / ˈmɛn iˈsaɪ dɪd /

adjective

  1. having many sides.

  2. having many aspects.

    a many-sided question.

  3. having many interests, qualities, accomplishments, etc.; versatile.

    The typical person of the Renaissance was many-sided.


many-sided British  

adjective

  1. having many sides, aspects, etc

    a many-sided personality

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • many-sidedness noun

Etymology

Origin of many-sided

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

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The outcomes of attacks and other actions are often decided by rolling many-sided dice.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

For decades, nearly every Colombian’s life has been touched by the country’s many-sided conflict.

From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2023

So to me, Joe is like, he's a many-sided die.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2023

It consists of a many-sided nanoparticle dotted with the spike found on the original version of the coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

A moment he looked in, filled with whole-souled admiration for these many-sided girls who were his new friends, and then without warning something happened inside.

From The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)