Multifaceted
adjective
Having many sides or aspects.
A multifaceted approach to combating poverty.
Often appears as...
- multifaceted approach
- multifaceted problem
adjective
Having many different parts or sides.
The issue is multifaceted, involving social, economic, and political factors.
Often appears as...
- multifaceted issue
- multifaceted challenge
adjective
Having the ability to change or adapt to many different functions or activities.
Age-old traditions can serve as a multifaceted tool for teaching.
Often appears as...
- multifaceted tool
- multifaceted strategy
adjective
Showing many different sides of a personality or character.
The novel's protagonist is a multifaceted character with a complex backstory.
Often appears as...
- multifaceted character
- multifaceted personality
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Literary
adjective
Having many sides or aspects.
A multifaceted approach to combating poverty.
Often appears as...
- multifaceted approach
- multifaceted problem
adjective
Having many different parts or sides.
The issue is multifaceted, involving social, economic, and political factors.
Often appears as...
- multifaceted issue
- multifaceted challenge
adjective
Having the ability to change or adapt to many different functions or activities.
Age-old traditions can serve as a multifaceted tool for teaching.
Often appears as...
- multifaceted tool
- multifaceted strategy
adjective
Showing many different sides of a personality or character.
The novel's protagonist is a multifaceted character with a complex backstory.
Often appears as...
- multifaceted character
- multifaceted personality
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Strategic Use
Use 'multifaceted' when indicating a strategy has several methods or stages.
Their multifaceted marketing strategy included social media, PR, and direct mail.
Pro Tip 2/3Problem Complexity
'Multifaceted' suggests a problem is complex and needs to be looked at from various angles.
Climate change is a multifaceted issue that requires global attention.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Overuse
Don't use 'multifaceted' for simple situations; it's for describing complexity.
Organizing a multifaceted event takes careful planning and coordination.
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Poetry makes people...
allowed me to teach a multifaceted spoken word poetry education platform to over nine schools and Katmandu and one morning I was making myself breakfast in the kitchen of my hotel room when I looked down to see my face on the front page of a newspaper now I don't know if you've ever seen your face on the front
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we have to make when trying to solve such a multifaceted problem. But there's ample reason to be optimistic that we'll get there. Top scientific minds around the world are working on these problems and making breakthroughs all the time. And many governments and businesses are investing in technologies
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Tavi Gevinson: A teen...
for not being that simple, when, in actuality, women are complicated, women are multifaceted -- not because women are crazy, but because people are crazy, and women happen to be people. So the flaws are the key. I'm not the first person to say this. What makes a strong female character
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How to lead a...
But our dialogue-based process has a slower pace and a different center. And our work is guided by the principle that dialogue across difference is essential to a functioning democracy, and that journalism and journalists have a multifaceted role to play in supporting that.
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A teen just trying to...
complicated women are multifaceted not because women are crazy but because people are crazy and women happen to be people so the flaws are the key I'm not the first person to say this what makes a strong female character is a character
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Ze Frank's web playroom
It is the network; and in my case, the network has been important in media, because I get to connect to people. Isn't it amazing? Through that, I connect to people. And the way that I've been doing it has been multifaceted.
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A brief history of...
Suddenly, there were plastic garbage bags, stretchy plastic wrap, squeezable plastic bottles, takeaway cartons, and plastic containers for fruit, vegetables, and meat. Within just a few decades, this multifaceted material
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Jamila Lyiscott: 3 ways...
Yes, I have decided to treat all three of my languages as equals Because I’m “articulate” But who controls articulation? Because the English language is a multifaceted oration Subject to indefinite transformation
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Saving an Iconic Bird of...
threat from a range of multifaceted and ever-changing factors but thanks to the expertise hard work and dedication of groups and individuals there is hope for species like the barn
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Personal Ant Army PIPE...
let's delve once again into the incredible multifaceted miraculous cycle of life in Panama this plant is called a
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Poetry makes people...
allowed me to teach a multifaceted spoken word poetry education platform to over nine schools and Katmandu and one morning I was making myself breakfast in the kitchen of my hotel room when I looked down to see my face on the front page of a newspaper now I don't know if you've ever seen your face on the front
Video examples
Can 100 renewable...
we have to make when trying to solve such a multifaceted problem. But there's ample reason to be optimistic that we'll get there. Top scientific minds around the world are working on these problems and making breakthroughs all the time. And many governments and businesses are investing in technologies
Video examples
Tavi Gevinson: A teen...
for not being that simple, when, in actuality, women are complicated, women are multifaceted -- not because women are crazy, but because people are crazy, and women happen to be people. So the flaws are the key. I'm not the first person to say this. What makes a strong female character
Video examples
How to lead a...
But our dialogue-based process has a slower pace and a different center. And our work is guided by the principle that dialogue across difference is essential to a functioning democracy, and that journalism and journalists have a multifaceted role to play in supporting that.
Video examples
A teen just trying to...
complicated women are multifaceted not because women are crazy but because people are crazy and women happen to be people so the flaws are the key I'm not the first person to say this what makes a strong female character is a character
Video examples
Ze Frank's web playroom
It is the network; and in my case, the network has been important in media, because I get to connect to people. Isn't it amazing? Through that, I connect to people. And the way that I've been doing it has been multifaceted.
Video examples
A brief history of...
Suddenly, there were plastic garbage bags, stretchy plastic wrap, squeezable plastic bottles, takeaway cartons, and plastic containers for fruit, vegetables, and meat. Within just a few decades, this multifaceted material
Video examples
Jamila Lyiscott: 3 ways...
Yes, I have decided to treat all three of my languages as equals Because I’m “articulate” But who controls articulation? Because the English language is a multifaceted oration Subject to indefinite transformation
Video examples
Saving an Iconic Bird of...
threat from a range of multifaceted and ever-changing factors but thanks to the expertise hard work and dedication of groups and individuals there is hope for species like the barn
Video examples
Personal Ant Army PIPE...
let's delve once again into the incredible multifaceted miraculous cycle of life in Panama this plant is called a
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Quote examples
Anne Hathaway
American Actress
I'd love to be an artist that's multifaceted. At the moment, I am not. But wouldn't that be cool if I was like, 'Yeah, let me pull out my guitar and play you a song.' I would adore that. I am so far not gifted in that way. But I am a very hard worker and a very determined person, so who knows?
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Susan Howatch
English Author
I am a lover of truth; and if you think of truth as being multifaceted and so huge that we human beings can't fully comprehend it, then obviously it makes sense to put all the facts together - to compare disciplines and try to advance the sum of knowledge by exploration and examination.
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Cindy Sherman
American Photographer
I think I always resented the fact that people thought I was trying to entertain them with my multifaceted, chameleonlike character changes. Although I liked doing that, I wasn't out to fool people and say 'Guess which one is me.
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Octavia Spencer
American Actress
I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist. And my reality is that we live in a multifaceted, multicultural world. And maybe once we stop labeling ourselves, then maybe everyone else will.
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Adrian Tomine
American Cartoonist
My responsibility is to present things in a way that is realistic and true to the multifaceted world I've known... This is how I think the world is, not how it should be.
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Michael C. Hall
American Actor
I think anybody would be hard pressed not to relate to at least one of the characters, because there's so many different multifaceted people populating this crazy world.
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Robert J. Sawyer
Canadian Writer
Everything is cross-platform now. That's part of the reality that we live in - a multifaceted, multimedia world - and I'm delighted to be a part of that.
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Lauren Ash
I think that's an important thing, being able to see women as multifaceted beings that have many layers to them.
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Kate Winslet
Actress
I wanted to play incredibly challenging, multifaceted characters. Because we are all a puzzle.
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Francesca Annis
English Actress
As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted.
Quote examples
Anne Hathaway
American Actress
I'd love to be an artist that's multifaceted. At the moment, I am not. But wouldn't that be cool if I was like, 'Yeah, let me pull out my guitar and play you a song.' I would adore that. I am so far not gifted in that way. But I am a very hard worker and a very determined person, so who knows?
Quote examples
Susan Howatch
English Author
I am a lover of truth; and if you think of truth as being multifaceted and so huge that we human beings can't fully comprehend it, then obviously it makes sense to put all the facts together - to compare disciplines and try to advance the sum of knowledge by exploration and examination.
Quote examples
Cindy Sherman
American Photographer
I think I always resented the fact that people thought I was trying to entertain them with my multifaceted, chameleonlike character changes. Although I liked doing that, I wasn't out to fool people and say 'Guess which one is me.
Quote examples
Octavia Spencer
American Actress
I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist. And my reality is that we live in a multifaceted, multicultural world. And maybe once we stop labeling ourselves, then maybe everyone else will.
Quote examples
Adrian Tomine
American Cartoonist
My responsibility is to present things in a way that is realistic and true to the multifaceted world I've known... This is how I think the world is, not how it should be.
Quote examples
Michael C. Hall
American Actor
I think anybody would be hard pressed not to relate to at least one of the characters, because there's so many different multifaceted people populating this crazy world.
Quote examples
Robert J. Sawyer
Canadian Writer
Everything is cross-platform now. That's part of the reality that we live in - a multifaceted, multimedia world - and I'm delighted to be a part of that.
Quote examples
Lauren Ash
I think that's an important thing, being able to see women as multifaceted beings that have many layers to them.
Quote examples
Kate Winslet
Actress
I wanted to play incredibly challenging, multifaceted characters. Because we are all a puzzle.
Quote examples
Francesca Annis
English Actress
As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted.
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