Meaning & use
omnifarious
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Meaning
adjectivenot comparablerareliterary
Made up of many different kinds or types; extremely varied.
Grammar: Used before a noun or after a linking verb like 'is'; it does not take 'more' or 'most'.
Patterns
- omnifarious + noun
The market offered an omnifarious collection of spices, fabrics, and strange fruits.
Her omnifarious reading habits made her a lively conversationalist.
The festival was an omnifarious mix of music, dance, and food from every continent.
Common combinations
- omnifarious collection
- The museum displayed an omnifarious collection of ancient tools.
- omnifarious mix
- The crowd was an omnifarious mix of tourists and locals.
- omnifarious interests
- His omnifarious interests ranged from astronomy to zoology.
Synonyms and how they differ
- diverse
- Much more common and neutral; use it instead of 'omnifarious' in everyday writing.
- varied
- Focuses on difference within a group and sounds natural in normal speech.
- multifarious
- Very close in meaning but also rare and literary; 'omnifarious' is even less common.
Opposites
Commonly confused: omnifarious or omnivorous?
omnifarious vs omnivorous
Means eating both plants and meat, not 'many kinds'; they share the 'omni-' beginning but differ in meaning.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'omnifarious' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Omnifarious' describes something made of many different kinds, so it fits 'crowd' with 'all ages and backgrounds'. It cannot describe a single lion or a book's weight, and it is not an adverb, so 'omnifariously' is wrong.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “omnifarious”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.