variform

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: var=i=form

CIDE DICTIONARY

variform, a. [L. varius various + -form.].

 Having different shapes or forms.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

variform, adj. having various forms.

Etymology

L varius + -FORM

THESAURUS

variform

capricious, changeable, changing, choppy, deviating, deviative, deviatory, different, disorderly, divaricate, divergent, diversified, diversiform, erose, erratic, impulsive, inconsistent, inconstant, irregular, jagged, jerky, mercurial, motley, mutable, nonconformist, nonstandard, nonuniform, pluralistic, ragged, rough, spasmodic, sporadic, unequable, unequal, uneven, unorthodox, unstable, unsteady, unsystematic, ununiform, variable, variegated, various, varying, wavering

ROGET THESAURUS

variform

Difference

N difference, variance, variation, variety, diversity, dissimilarity, disagreement, disparity, distinction, contradistinction, alteration, modification, permutation, moods and tenses, nice distinction, fine distinction, delicate distinction, subtle distinction, shade of difference, nuance, discrimination, differentia, different thing, something else, apple off another tree, another pair of shoes, horse of a different color, this that or the other, differing, different, diverse, heterogeneous, multifarious, polyglot, distinguishable, dissimilar, varied, modified, diversified, various, divers, all manner of, all kinds of, variform, daedal, other, another, not the same, unequal, unmatched, widely apart, poles apart, distinctive, characteristic, discriminative, distinguishing, incommensurable, incommensurate, differently, il y a fagots et fagots.

Multiformity

N multiformity, omniformity, variety, diversity, multifariousness, varied assortment, dissimilarity, polymorphous, multiform, multifold, multifarious, multigenerous, multiplex, heterogeneous, diversified, dissimilar, various, varied, variform, manifold, many-sided, variegated, motley, mosaic, epicene, indiscriminate, desultory, irregular, mixed, different, assorted, mingled, odd, diverse, divers, all manner of, of every description, of all sorts and kinds, et hoc genus omne, and what not? de omnibus rebus et quibusdam aliis, jumbled, confused, mixed up, discordant, inharmonious, unmatched, unrelated, nonuniform, omniform, omnigenous, omnifarious, protean (form), harmoniously confused, variety's the very spice of life.