many-sidedadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛnɪˈsʌɪdᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈmɛniˈˌsaɪdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: many adj., side n.¹, -ed suffix².

Etymology: < many adj. + side n.¹ + -ed suffix².In quot. 1570 at sense 1 translating ancient Greek and Hellenistic Greek πολύγωνος. In quot. 1823 at sense 2 after German vielseitig (compare also manysidedness n.).

1. Having many sides; multilateral.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > many-sided or having parts

many-headed1537

many-sided1570

fertile-headed1632

versatile1656

multilateral1784

multilineala1800

polycephalic1850

multipolar1855

faceted1862

multicentral1864

arborescent1867

multisegmented1879

multisegmentate1880

multilinear1886

polycentric1887

many-faceted1890

the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [adjective] > having sides > many

many-sided1570

polysided1862

multisided1902

1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. i. f. 4 Many sided figures are such which haue mo sides then foure.

1598 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 3 Last Bks. v. ii. 66 Like to the plaine of many-sided squares, That wont bee drawen out by Geometars.

1660 tr. I. Barrow Euclide's Elements i. 3 Many-sided figures are such as are conteined under more right lines then four.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Def. Poetry in Prose Wks. (1888) II. 16 The drama..is a prismatic and many-sided mirror.

1847 A. C. Smeaton Builder's Pocket Man. (new ed.) 172 To find the area of irregular polygons, or many-sided figures.

1895 Daily News 13 Aug. 6/1 The armour of these strange animals consisted of either circular or many-sided plates.

1914 Jrnl. Ecol. 2 73 The upper surfaces [of the thallus of certain lichens] will..be seen to be broken up into a number of irregularly many-sided areas separated from one another by channels or so-called ‘chinks’.

1975 Times 3 May 14/2 As many-sided as a diamond, Mr Trinder has proved himself a man for all occasions.

2. figurative. Having many facets, capacities, or possibilities.

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the world > action or operation > ability > [adjective] > having all-round ability

various1621

versatile1786

many-sided1823

omnicompetent1827

all-sided1833

polytropic1838

all round1867

1823 T. De Quincey Death German Great Man in London Mag. Apr. 373/1 I still find it difficult to form any judgment of an author so ‘many-sided’ (to borrow a German expression)—so poly-morphous as Herder.

1843 W. E. Gladstone in Foreign & Colonial Q. Rev. Oct. 576 We heartily yield assent to..the Bishop of St. David, whose Charge of 1842 will..long remain a standing witness, of many sided aspect, against religious persecution.

1868 W. E. Gladstone Juventus Mundi (1870) x. 402 With many-sided intelligence.

1892 S. R. Gardiner Student's Hist. Eng. 489 Raleigh was..a many-sided man; soldier, sailor, statesman, historian, and poet.

1903 Daily Chron. 7 Jan. 3/2 The historian of an art, so many-sided in its efforts,..as English porcelain-making.

1953 Ess. in Crit. 3 ii. 374 He [sc. Chaucer] sees life steadily, and if he is not omnilateral, he is manysided.

1986 J. Huxley Leaves of Tulip Tree (1987) xi. 165 He had no single habitation for his many-sided gifts and curiosities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	many-sided
释义	many-sidedadj. Brit. /ˌmɛnɪˈsʌɪdᵻd/, U.S. /ˈmɛniˈˌsaɪdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: many adj., side n.¹, -ed suffix². Etymology: < many adj. + side n.¹ + -ed suffix².In quot. 1570 at sense 1 translating ancient Greek and Hellenistic Greek πολύγωνος. In quot. 1823 at sense 2 after German vielseitig (compare also manysidedness n.). 1. Having many sides; multilateral. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > many-sided or having parts many-headed1537 many-sided1570 fertile-headed1632 versatile1656 multilateral1784 multilineala1800 polycephalic1850 multipolar1855 faceted1862 multicentral1864 arborescent1867 multisegmented1879 multisegmentate1880 multilinear1886 polycentric1887 many-faceted1890 the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [adjective] > having sides > many many-sided1570 polysided1862 multisided1902 1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. i. f. 4 Many sided figures are such which haue mo sides then foure. 1598 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 3 Last Bks. v. ii. 66 Like to the plaine of many-sided squares, That wont bee drawen out by Geometars. 1660 tr. I. Barrow Euclide's Elements i. 3 Many-sided figures are such as are conteined under more right lines then four. a1822 P. B. Shelley Def. Poetry in Prose Wks. (1888) II. 16 The drama..is a prismatic and many-sided mirror. 1847 A. C. Smeaton Builder's Pocket Man. (new ed.) 172 To find the area of irregular polygons, or many-sided figures. 1895 Daily News 13 Aug. 6/1 The armour of these strange animals consisted of either circular or many-sided plates. 1914 Jrnl. Ecol. 2 73 The upper surfaces [of the thallus of certain lichens] will..be seen to be broken up into a number of irregularly many-sided areas separated from one another by channels or so-called ‘chinks’. 1975 Times 3 May 14/2 As many-sided as a diamond, Mr Trinder has proved himself a man for all occasions. 2. figurative. Having many facets, capacities, or possibilities. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [adjective] > having all-round ability various1621 versatile1786 many-sided1823 omnicompetent1827 all-sided1833 polytropic1838 all round1867 1823 T. De Quincey Death German Great Man in London Mag. Apr. 373/1 I still find it difficult to form any judgment of an author so ‘many-sided’ (to borrow a German expression)—so poly-morphous as Herder. 1843 W. E. Gladstone in Foreign & Colonial Q. Rev. Oct. 576 We heartily yield assent to..the Bishop of St. David, whose Charge of 1842 will..long remain a standing witness, of many sided aspect, against religious persecution. 1868 W. E. Gladstone Juventus Mundi (1870) x. 402 With many-sided intelligence. 1892 S. R. Gardiner Student's Hist. Eng. 489 Raleigh was..a many-sided man; soldier, sailor, statesman, historian, and poet. 1903 Daily Chron. 7 Jan. 3/2 The historian of an art, so many-sided in its efforts,..as English porcelain-making. 1953 Ess. in Crit. 3 ii. 374 He [sc. Chaucer] sees life steadily, and if he is not omnilateral, he is manysided. 1986 J. Huxley Leaves of Tulip Tree (1987) xi. 165 He had no single habitation for his many-sided gifts and curiosities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1570
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