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polymorphous

polymorphous adjective: having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles.

Adjective

polymorphous (comparative more polymorphous, superlative most polymorphous)

  1. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles
    • Idealism is an exceedingly complex system, varying much with varying authors, very polymorphous, and consequently very difficult to discuss.1907, Alfred Binet, anonymous translator, The Mind and the Brain, Book III Chapter II
    Synonyms:
    multiform
  2. Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms
    • In order to establish itself in any locality a plant must hold its own against competitors which, masters of the soil from time immemorial, have been selected to fit the soil and climate. Moreover, emmer is not cultivated anywhere in Palestine. This wild wheat is furthermore a different plant from...1913, R. Chodat in Popular Science Monthly Volume 82 Janauay 1913, A Grain of Wheat
  3. Crystallizing in two or more different forms; polymorphic

polymorphous meaning in Tamil and Bengali

polymorphous in Tamil

பல்வடிவமுள்ள, பல உருவத் தோற்றமுடைய

polymorphous in Bengali

Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles
বহুরূপী bohurupi

Synonyms of polymorphous

Antonyms

Forms of polymorphous

comparativemore polymorphous
superlativemost polymorphous

Origin of polymorphous

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.

Words formed from polymorphous

Phrases with polymorphous

Questions about polymorphous

What does polymorphous mean?
Polymorphous means having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles.
What is polymorphous in Tamil?
Polymorphous in Tamil is பல்வடிவமுள்ள, பல உருவத் தோற்றமுடைய. See Polymorphous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is polymorphous?
Polymorphous is an adjective.

Words near polymorphous in the dictionary

  1. polymorphonucleated
  2. polymorphonucleates
  3. polymorphonucleocyte
  4. polymorphonucleocytes
  5. polymorphosis
  6. polymorphous
  7. polymorphous perversities
  8. polymorphous perversity
  9. polymorphous-perverse
  10. polymorphously
  11. polymorphousness

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