polymorphous

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
  2. adjective relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
  3. adjective having or occurring in several distinct forms

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

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