diverse
See also: divèrse
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French divers, from Latin diversus (“various, different”), also written divorsus, past participle of diverto, divortere (“to turn or go different ways, part, separate, divert”); see divert.
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /daɪˈvɜːs/
- (US) IPA(key): /dɨ.ˈvɝs/, /daɪ.ˈvɝs/, /ˈdaɪ.vɚs/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s
AdjectiveEdit
diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)
- Consisting of many different elements; various.
- Synonyms: manifold; see also Thesaurus:heterogeneous
- Antonyms: homogeneous; see also Thesaurus:homogeneous
- Different; dissimilar; distinct; not the same
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:different
- 1797?, Jonathan Edwards, A Dissertation Concerning Liberty and Necessity; containing remarks on the essays of Dr. Samuel West, and on the writings of several other authors, on those subjects.
- It must be observed concerning moral Inability, in each kind of it, that the word Inability is used in a sense very diverse from its original import.
- 1876, Robert Browning, Bifurcation
- Our roads are diverse: farewell, love! said she.
- 1998, Ken Shelton, Integrity at Work, page 42:
- This is what collectivism forgot — the freedom to be diverse, and the conception of each diverse individual being inherently of equal value and having open-ended potential for contribution.
- 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
- In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.
- Capable of various forms; multiform.
- 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries
- Eloquence is a great and diverse thing.
- 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries
- Composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics in terms of, for example, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, etc., and having a sizeable representation of people that are minorities in a given area.
- 2019 June 27, Lauren Gambino, “Democratic 2020 candidates clash on healthcare, immigration and economy in first debate”, in The Guardian[1]:
- The stage reflected the increasingly diverse Democratic party in which women and people of color are ascendent.
- (nonstandard) Belonging to a minority group.
- 2016 January 22, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences[2]:
- The Board’s goal is to commit to doubling the number of women and diverse members of the Academy by 2020.
- 2018 November 17, Saturday Night Live, season 44, episode 6, Voter Fraud (cold open):
- Here to comment is diverse Congresswoman from Ohio […] Marcia Fudge.
- 2021 August 23, NBC News, "Mike Richards out as executive producer of 'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune'":
- Richards came under fierce criticism since he was formally hired to emcee the legendary quiz show, with some longtime fans saying they believed the producers should have selected a more diverse candidate for the job, such as the actor and presenter LeVar Burton.
- 2016 January 22, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences[2]:
Derived termsEdit
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TranslationsEdit
various
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different
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composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics
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AdverbEdit
diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)
- In different directions; diversely.
Further readingEdit
- diverse at OneLook Dictionary Search
- diverse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- diverse in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- diverse in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
AnagramsEdit
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin diversus, via French divers.
AdjectiveEdit
diverse
- various, sundry, miscellaneous, incidental.
- han annoncerede under «diverse»
- he inserted an ad in the "miscellaneous" section
- Synonyms: alle mulige, alskens, forskellige, forskelligartet
- han annoncerede under «diverse»
- Capable of various forms; multiform.
InflectionEdit
Inflection of diverse | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | diverse | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | diverse | — | —2 |
Plural | diverse | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | diverse | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
ReferencesEdit
- “diverse” in Den Danske Ordbog
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
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EsperantoEdit
AdverbEdit
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FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
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GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
AdjectiveEdit
diverse
- inflection of divers:
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
diverse f pl
VerbEdit
diverse
- third-person singular past historic of divergere
AnagramsEdit
LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From dīversus (“turned different ways”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /diːˈu̯er.seː/, [d̪iːˈu̯ɛrs̠eː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /diˈver.se/, [d̪iˈvɛrse]
AdverbEdit
dīversē (not comparable)
- in different directions; hither and thither
- (figuratively) variously
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “diverse”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “diverse”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- diverse in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French divers, from Latin diversus.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
diverse
- different, differing
- (collectively) distinct, unique; diverse
- various, varying
- strange, odd, unusual
- several, many
- unfriendly
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “dī̆vers(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.
AdverbEdit
diverse
DescendantsEdit
- English: diverse
ReferencesEdit
- “dī̆verse, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin diversus, via French divers.
AdjectiveEdit
diverse (indeclinable)
- diverse, various, sundry, miscellaneous.
- han annonserte under «diverse»
- he inserted an ad in the "miscellaneous" section
- han annonserte under «diverse»
- Capable of various forms; multiform.
ReferencesEdit
- “diverse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin diversus, via French divers.
AdjectiveEdit
diverse (indeclinable)
- diverse, various, sundry, miscellaneous.
- Capable of various forms; multiform.
ReferencesEdit
- “diverse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
SwedishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
diverse (not comparable) (plural only)