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Multifaceted vs Faceted - What's the difference?

multifaceted | faceted |

As adjectives the difference between multifaceted and faceted

is that multifaceted is having multiple facets while faceted is having facets.

As a verb faceted is

past tense of facet.

multifaceted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having multiple facets.
    • The diamond had a multifaceted cut.
  • Having many aspects; nuanced or diverse.
    • Joanne was a multifaceted individual; she knew how to bargain both with Wall Street brokers and push-cart vendors.

    faceted

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (UK) facetted

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having facets.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (facet)