many-sidedness

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the quality of having many literal sides or facets

   The many-sidedness of the crystal made it sparkle as it turned.

2. 2
   noun

   the quality of having many different aspects, abilities, or points of view

   The biography captures the many-sidedness of her work as a scientist, poet, and activist.

Formed from many-sided + -ness. The compound many-sided first described objects with numerous sides and was then extended figuratively to people or subjects with varied aspects.

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