multiformity

noun

mul·​ti·​form·​i·​ty ˌməltə̇ˈfȯ(r)mətē 

plural -es

: the state of being multiform : diversity

the multiformity and at the same time the regularity of the shapes in the structure of plants and animals

—M. M. Novikoff

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin multiformitat-, multiformitas, from Latin multiformis multiform + -tat-, -tas -ty

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Rhymes for multiformity

• disconformity
• nonconformity
• unconformity
• uniformity
• conformity
• deformity
• enormity
• nonuniformity