mul·ti·form·i·ty \ˌməltə̇ˈfȯ(r)məd.ē\noun (-es) Etymology: Late Latin multiformitat-, multiformitas, from Latin multiformis multiform + -tat-, -tas -ty : the state of being multiform : diversity < the multiformity and at the same time the regularity of the shapes in the structure of plants and animals — M.M.Novikoff >