omniformadj.

Brit.

/ˈɒmnɪfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈɑmnəˌfɔrm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin omniformis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin omniformis (4th cent.) < classical Latin omni- omni- comb. form + -formis -form comb. form². Compare Middle French, French omniforme (1534 in Rabelais; reborrowed in the 18th cent.). Compare slightly later omniformity n.

Of all forms; having, taking, or displaying any or every form; of all shapes, appearances, or manifestations.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > [adjective] > having many or all forms

variformed1578

milliformc1581

Protean1594

multiform1603

shapeful?1615

omniform1642

polymorphean1656

diversiform1660

variform1662

multiformousa1670

proteiform1724

various1725

versiform1727

polymorphous1798

maniform?1811

polymorphic1816

pantomorphic1836

omniformal1848

polymorph1872

pluriform1938

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. A8 This is that ancient Eidos omniform, Fount of all beauty.

1693 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. III. 223 If the Soul be united to this Omniform Essence of God.

1694 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) v. 230 Ludes omniform are there invented.

1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §281 The living fire, the living, omniform seminary of the world, and other expressions..occurring in the ancient and Platonic philosophy.

1857 J. A. Heraud Judgem. of Flood (rev. ed.) iii. viii. 232 Hence Love decrees, that Order, simply one, Affirmed should be for Powers manifold, Or rather Omniform as All in All.

1888 Harper's Mag. Apr. 760 Thou omniform and most mysterious Sea.

1917 E. Pound Personae (1949) 241 Then comes a note, my assiduous commentator: Not Psellus De Daemonibus, but Porphyry's Chances, In the thirteenth chapter, that ‘every intellect is omniform’.

1992 P. Olivelle tr. Saomnyasa Upaniosads 285 During the four months (of the rainy season) when the Inner Self, the Omniform Person, is asleep, let him reside in one place.

Derivatives

† omniformness n. Obsolete rare = omniformity n.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Omniformness, the being of all manner of Shapes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	omniform
释义	omniformadj. Brit. /ˈɒmnɪfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈɑmnəˌfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin omniformis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin omniformis (4th cent.) < classical Latin omni- omni- comb. form + -formis -form comb. form². Compare Middle French, French omniforme (1534 in Rabelais; reborrowed in the 18th cent.). Compare slightly later omniformity n. Of all forms; having, taking, or displaying any or every form; of all shapes, appearances, or manifestations. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [adjective] > having many or all forms variformed1578 milliformc1581 Protean1594 multiform1603 shapeful?1615 omniform1642 polymorphean1656 diversiform1660 variform1662 multiformousa1670 proteiform1724 various1725 versiform1727 polymorphous1798 maniform?1811 polymorphic1816 pantomorphic1836 omniformal1848 polymorph1872 pluriform1938 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. A8 This is that ancient Eidos omniform, Fount of all beauty. 1693 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. III. 223 If the Soul be united to this Omniform Essence of God. 1694 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) v. 230 Ludes omniform are there invented. 1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §281 The living fire, the living, omniform seminary of the world, and other expressions..occurring in the ancient and Platonic philosophy. 1857 J. A. Heraud Judgem. of Flood (rev. ed.) iii. viii. 232 Hence Love decrees, that Order, simply one, Affirmed should be for Powers manifold, Or rather Omniform as All in All. 1888 Harper's Mag. Apr. 760 Thou omniform and most mysterious Sea. 1917 E. Pound Personae (1949) 241 Then comes a note, my assiduous commentator: Not Psellus De Daemonibus, but Porphyry's Chances, In the thirteenth chapter, that ‘every intellect is omniform’. 1992 P. Olivelle tr. Saomnyasa Upaniosads 285 During the four months (of the rainy season) when the Inner Self, the Omniform Person, is asleep, let him reside in one place. Derivatives † omniformness n. Obsolete rare = omniformity n.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Omniformness, the being of all manner of Shapes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1642
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