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polymorphous
[pol-ee-mawr-fuhs]
adjective
having, assuming, or passing through many or various forms, stages, or the like.
polymorphous
/ ˌɒɪˈɔːə /
adjective
having, taking, or passing through many different forms or stages
(of a substance) exhibiting polymorphism
(of an animal or plant) displaying or undergoing polymorphism
Word History and Origins
Origin of polymorphous1
Example Sentences
On her canvases, polymorphous, shape-shifting figures collide and intertwine; heads multiply; limbs get entangled with each other.
Christopher Stephen Clark, the English musician who records as Clark, has built a huge, polymorphous catalog of instrumental music that ranges from stark, austere techno to exquisite chamber-music soundtracks.
Viewed today, the show’s quirky communitarianism — its idea of America as a polymorphous, all-welcoming dance party — feels like both celebration and requiem for the irreplaceable delight dancing together on a stage.
And on a dresser in the bedroom, another Picasso plate offsets a quirky, multicolored polymorphous work in fiberglass by the French contemporary sculptors known as Les Simonnet.
As a matter of historical record, it was Greek and Roman high society, not the Jews, that practiced and preached polymorphous sexual freedom.
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