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headstrong, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, peevish, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, stubborn, unyielding, willful—more at OBSTINATE

mu·lish·ness noun : the quality or state of being mulish

Synonyms

hardheadedness, obduracy, obstinacy, peevishness, pertinacity, self-will, stubbornness, tenacity—more at OBSTINACY

1mull verb : to consider at length : PONDER, MEDITATE — often used with over

Synonyms usually mull over

chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, meditate, ponder, question, ruminate, study, think, weigh—more at PONDER

2mull verb : to heat, sweeten, and flavor (as wine) with spices

mul·lein noun : a tall herb related to the snapdragons that has coarse woolly leaves and flowers in spikes

mul·let noun, plural mullet or mullets : any of a family of largely gray chiefly marine bony fishes including valuable food fishes

mul·li·gan stew noun : a stew made from whatever ingredients are available

mul·li·ga·taw·ny noun : a soup usu. of chicken stock seasoned with curry

mul·lion noun : a vertical strip separating windowpanes

multi- combining form 1 : many : multiple

2 : many times over

mul·ti·col·ored adjective : having many colors

Synonyms

colorful, variegated—more at COLORFUL

mul·ti·cul·tur·al adjective : of, relating to, reflecting, or adapted to diverse cultures

mul·ti·di·men·sion·al adjective : of, relating to, or having many facets or dimensions <~ space>

mul·ti·eth·nic adjective : including, involving, or made up of people of various ethnic groups

mul·ti·fac·et·ed adjective : having several distinct facets or aspects

mul·ti·fam·i·ly adjective : designed for use by several families

mul·ti·far·i·ous adjective : having great variety

— mul·ti·far·i·ous·ness noun

Synonyms

manifold, myriad—more at MANIFOLD

mul·ti·form adjective : having many forms or appearances

— mul·ti·for·mi·ty noun

mul·ti·lat·er·al adjective : having many sides or participants <~ treaty>

— mul·ti·lat·er·al·ism noun

multilayered or multilayer adjective : having or involving several distinct layers or levels

mul·ti·lev·el adjective : having several levels

mul·ti·lin·gual adjective : knowing or using several languages

— mul·ti·lin·gual·ism noun

1multimedia adjective : using, involving, or encompassing several media

2multimedia noun singular or plural : the technique of using several media (as in art); also : something (as software) that uses or facilitates it

mul·ti·mil·lion·aire noun : a person worth several million dollars

mul·ti·na·tion·al adjective 1 : of or relating to several nationalities

2 : relating to or involving several nations

3 : having divisions in several countries

— multinational noun

mul·ti·pack noun : a package of several individually packed items sold as a unit

1multiple adjective 1 a : more than one

b : consisting of or amounting to a large but indefinite number : MANY

2 : VARIOUS

Synonyms

many, multitudinous, numerous—more at MANY

2multiple noun : the product of a quantity by an integer <35 is a ~ of 7>

multiple–choice adjective : having several answers given from which the correct one is to be chosen

multiple personality disorder noun : a neurosis in which the personality becomes separated into two or more parts each of which controls behavior part of the time

multiple sclerosis noun : a disease marked by patches of hardened tissue in the brain or spinal cord and associated esp. with partial or complete paralysis and muscular tremor

mul·ti·plex noun : CINEPLEX

mul·ti·pli·cand noun : the number that is to be multiplied by another

mul·ti·pli·ca·tion noun 1 : the act or process of multiplying : the state of being multiplied

2 : a short method of finding the result of adding a figure the number of times indicated by another figure

Synonyms

accumulation, addition, increase, proliferation;

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