polysemous

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

frSe dit d'un mot ou d'une expression qui possède plusieurs sens ou significations.ruОписывает слово или фразу, имеющую несколько значений или смыслов.esDescribe una palabra o frase que tiene varios significados o sentidos.deBeschreibt ein Wort oder eine Wendung, die mehrere Bedeutungen oder Sinngehalte hat.ptDescreve uma palavra ou expressão que tem vários significados ou sentidos diferentes. Refere-se à qualidade de uma unidade linguística que possui mais de um sentido.zh指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 دلالات. ويشير في الأسلوب إلى استعمال اللفظ الواحد في أكثر من معنى.

1. Having multiple meanings C1 formal

   Describes a word or phrase that has more than one distinct meaning or sense.

   • The word 'bank' is polysemous, referring to a financial institution or a river's edge.
   • Linguists study how polysemous words develop their various meanings over time.
   • 'Run' is a highly polysemous verb with dozens of different definitions.

   frpolysémiqueruМногозначныйespolisémicodeMehrdeutigptPolissêmicozh多义的arمتعدد المعاني

   Synonymes: ambiguousequivocalmultivalentpolysemantic

   Antonymes: monosemousunambiguousunivocal

• more polysemous comparative form
• most polysemous superlative form