Diverse

Quick meaning: Diverse is an adjective meaning Consisting of different elements; various.

Meaning

Consisting of different elements; various.

More Meanings

1. Capable of or having various forms in different situations or at different times; multiform.
2. Not the same; different, dissimilar, distinct.
3. (nonstandard) Of a person: belonging to a minority group.
4. Differing from what is good or right, or beneficial; bad, evil; harmful.
5. Having different colours; mottled, variegated.
6. Causing one to be indecisive between different viewpoints.
7. Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: of a community, organization, etc.: composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status; especially, having a sizeable representation of people who are minorities in the community, organization, etc.

Example Sentences

Eloquence is a great and diverse thing.

[T]h' old Chäos (vvombe of th' Universe) / VVas never made of Members more diverſe.

[T]he diverse mone abowt, / Now bryght, now browne, now bent, now full, and now her lyght is owt.

‘Our roads are diverse: farewell, love!’ said she. / ‘’Tis duty I abide by: homely sward / And not the rock-rough picturesque for me![’]

Word Forms

• divers
• diverses
• diversing
• diversed

Synonyms for diverse

Depending on context, synonyms include divers, manifold, catholic, dishomogeneous, diversified, eclectic.

Antonyms for diverse

Common opposites include homogeneous, invariable, onefold, samely, uniform, uniformal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include various, divers, different, varied, variety, heterogeneous.

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