multilayered

adjective

mul·​ti·​lay·​ered ˌməl-tē-ˈlā-ərd 

-ˌtī-, 

-ˈlerd

variants or multilayer

ˌməl-tē-ˈlā-ər 

-ˌtī-, 

-ˈler

: having or involving several distinct layers, strata, or levels

Examples of multilayered in a Sentence

The novel's plot is multilayered.

Recent Examples on the Web

The plane had been at 36,000 feet when an object unexpectedly cracked the multilayered windshield and injured the pilot, PEOPLE previously reported. —Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025

Over a dozen different studio albums, Snider sang about unlucky adventurers, low-key outlaws, the cyclical nature of substance abuse, and the multilayered depths of grief, beginning with his 1994 debut full-length Songs for the Daily Planet. —Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 17 Nov. 2025

The soft electronic patch, glued onto a cloth armband, integrates motion sensors, muscle sensors, a Bluetooth microcontroller, and a stretchable battery into a thin, multilayered package. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Nov. 2025

Here, thousands of those funnels merge into a single, multilayered structure draped across the cave's walls, where thousands of individuals live peacefully side by side in overlapping webs. —New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multilayered

• interlayered
• layered

Kids Definition

multilayered

adjective

mul·​ti·​lay·​ered ˌməl-ti-ˈlā-ərd 

-ˈle(-ə)rd

variants or multilayer

-ˈlā-ər 

-ˈle(-ə)r

: made up of or involving two or more layers or levels

Medical Definition

multilayered

adjective

mul·​ti·​lay·​ered ˌməl-ti-ˈlā-ərd, -ˈle(-ə)rd 

variants or multilayer

-ˈlā-ər, -ˈle(-ə)r 

: having or involving several distinct layers, strata, or levels

multilayered epidermis

a multilayered personality