MEANING
Having several distinct layers or levels, whether in a physical structure or in meaning and organization.
Use it for
describing a text with several levels of meaning; analyzing a structure with interacting layers; distinguishing layered organization from an undivided complexityIdentifies distinct levels or layers of structure or meaning rather than using complex as an unspecified label. Academic functions: Analysis / Interpretation.
Words that belong together
- a multilayered narrative
- a multilayered structure
- multilayered governance
On the page
The novel’s multilayered narrative links personal memory with competing public histories.
A multilayered governance structure distributes authority across local, regional, and national bodies.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- multilayered
Usage notes
Established adjective; multilayer is a dictionary variant. More multilayered is possible for comparative complexity; no ordinary -er form. Register: formal. Commonness: moderately common (qualitative editorial estimate, informed by dictionaries/corpus).
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