different between multifarious vs variegated

English

Etymology

From Latin multif?rius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?l.t??f???.i.?s/

Adjective

multifarious (comparative more multifarious, superlative most multifarious)

1. Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; made up of many differing parts; manifold.
   • 2005, Plato, Sophist (translation by Lesley Brown), 225c.

     It is divided into parts that are too small and multifarious.

2. (law, of lawsuits) In which a party or a cause of action has been improperly or wrongfully joined together in the same suit, as in a misjoinder, perhaps as a result of a joinder of unrelated, distinct, independent parties or matters.

Synonyms

• (having great diversity or variety;): diverse, various; See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous

Translations

References

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: vâr???g?'t?d, IPA^(key): /?ve??????e?t?d/, /?væ?i.???e?t?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: vâr???g?'t?d, IPA^(key): /?ve??????e?t?d/

Adjective

variegated (comparative more variegated, superlative most variegated)

1. Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.

   Synonyms: patterned; see also Thesaurus:marked

2. (by extension) Very colorful.

   Synonyms: motley, multicolored, polychromatic; see also Thesaurus:multicolored

Related terms

• variegate

Translations

Verb

variegated

1. simple past tense and past participle of variegate