Meaning

3 senses
  1. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles

    having or occurring in several distinct forms

  2. Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms

  3. Crystallizing in two or more different forms; polymorphic

    relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms

Translations

5 languages

Origin

From New Latin polymorphus, from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos, “multiform, manifo

From New Latin polymorphus, from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos, “multiform, manifold”), from πολυ- (polu-, “many, much”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). By surface analysis, poly- + -morphous.

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Forms

more polymorphous, most polymorphous
Comparativemore polymorphous Lesson
Superlativemost polymorphous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles:multiform
Close in meaning
  • relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms:polymorphic
  • having or occurring in several distinct forms:polymorphic
  • relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population:polymorphic

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

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