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diverse

See also: divèrse

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Etymology

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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.

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /daɪˈvɜːs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈvɝs/, /daɪˈvɝs/, /ˈdaɪˌvɝs/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s

Adjective

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diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)

  1. Consisting of many different elements; various.
    Synonyms: manifold; see also Thesaurus:heterogeneous
    Antonyms: homogeneous; see also Thesaurus:homogeneous
  2. 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.
  3. Capable of various forms; multiform.
    • 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries:
      Eloquence is a great and diverse thing.
  4. 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.
  5. (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, “Mike Richards out as executive producer of 'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune'”, in NBC News:
      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.

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Adverb

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diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)

  1. In different directions; diversely.

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Etymology

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From Latin diversus, via French divers.

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diverse

  1. various, sundry, miscellaneous, incidental.
    Synonyms: alle mulige, alskens, forskellige, forskelligartet
    han annoncerede under «diverse»
    he inserted an ad in the "miscellaneous" section
  2. Capable of various forms; multiform.

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Inflection of diverse
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular diverse — —2
indefinite 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.

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diverse

  1. inflection of divers:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

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Esperanto

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diverse

  1. diversely

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diverse

  1. feminine singular of divers

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diverse

  1. inflection of divers:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

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  • IPA(key): /diˈvɛr.se/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrse
  • Hyphenation: di‧vèr‧se

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diverse f pl

  1. feminine plural of diverso

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diverse

  1. third-person singular past historic of divergere

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Latin

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From dīversus (“turned different ways”).

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dīversē (not comparable)

  1. in different directions; hither and thither
  2. (figuratively) variously
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  • “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 English

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From Old French divers, from Latin diversus.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdivərs/, /ˈdiːvərs/

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diverse

  1. different, differing
  2. (collectively) distinct, unique; diverse
  3. various, varying
  4. strange, odd, unusual
  5. several, many
  6. unfriendly
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  • English: diverse
  • Scots: diverse

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diverse

  1. differently; diversely
  2. variously

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin diversus, via French divers.

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diverse (indeclinable)

  1. diverse, various, sundry, miscellaneous.
    han annonserte under «diverse»
    he inserted an ad in the "miscellaneous" section
  2. Capable of various forms; multiform.

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Etymology

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From Latin diversus, via French divers.

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diverse (indeclinable)

  1. diverse, various, sundry, miscellaneous.
  2. Capable of various forms; multiform.

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diverse (not comparable) (plural only)

  1. various, miscellaneous
    Synonym: allehanda
    Det låg diverse prylar på golvet
    Various gadgets lay on the floor

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