divers

See also divèrs

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈdaɪvəz/
  • Homophone: diverse (in some dialects)

Etymology 1

See diver

Noun

divers

  1. Plural form of diver

Etymology 2

See diverse

Adjective

divers (comparative more divers, superlative most divers)

  1. Obsolete spelling of diverse, in the sense of various or assorted.
    • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Matthew 4:24:
      And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
    • 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves:
      Shortly after this I had to go out of town. Divers sound sportsmen had invited me to pay visits to their country places, and it wasn't for several months that I settled down in the city again.

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Catalan

Adjective

divers m (feminine diversa, masculine plural diversos, feminine plural diverses)

  1. diverse
  2. (plural) several

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

divers (comparative diverser, superlative meest divers or diverst)

  1. diverse
  2. (plural) several

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diversus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

divers m (feminine diverse, masculine plural divers, feminine plural diverses)

  1. various; varying

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