polysemantic

Describes a word or phrase that has multiple meanings or interpretations.

frQualifie un mot ou une expression qui possède plusieurs significations ou interprétations possibles.ruОписывает слово или фразу, имеющие несколько значений или интерпретаций.esDescribe una palabra o frase que tiene varios significados o interpretaciones.deBeschreibt ein Wort oder eine Phrase, die mehrere Bedeutungen oder Interpretationen hat.ptDescreve uma palavra ou expressão que possui vários significados ou interpretações.zh描述一个词或短语具有多个不同含义或解释。arيصف كلمة أو عبارة تحمل عدة معانٍ أو تفسيرات مختلفة.

1. Having multiple meanings C1 formal

   Describes a word or phrase that possesses several distinct meanings or interpretations.

   • The word 'bank' is polysemantic, referring to a financial institution, a river's edge, or a verb meaning to deposit money.
   • Linguists study polysemantic words to understand how language evolves.
   • 'Light' is a polysemantic term, meaning not heavy, illumination, or pale in color.

   frpolysémiqueruМногозначныйespolisémicodeMehrdeutigptPolissêmicozh多义的arمتعدد المعاني

   Synonymes: ambiguousequivocalmultivalentpolysemous

   Antonymes: monosemousunambiguous

• more polysemantic comparative form
• most polysemantic superlative form