diverse
1diverse — di·verse adj: differing from one another; specif: differing in citizenship from another party to an action a diverse defendant see also diversity jurisdiction at jurisdiction compare nondiverse …
2Diverse — Di verse (?; 277), a. [The same word as divers. See {Divers}.] 1. Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate. [1913 Webster] The word . . . is used in a sense very diverse from its original import. J. Edwards. [1913 Webster] Our roads are… …
3Diverse FM — City of license Luton Broadcast area Luton, Dunstable Houghton Regis Frequency 102.8 MHz First air date 2007 Transmitter coordinates …
4diverse — diverse, divers Both words once shared the meaning now confined to diverse, i.e. ‘varied, unalike’, qualifying singular and plural nouns, as in • Why is it so diverse, so varied in its character? J. Houston, 1990 • Can a single author cover the… …
5diverse — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ widely varied. DERIVATIVES diversely adverb. ORIGIN Latin diversus diverse , from divertere (see DIVERT(Cf. ↑diverting)) …
6Diverse — Di*verse , adv. In different directions; diversely. [1913 Webster] …
7Diverse — Di*verse , v. i. To turn aside. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The redcross knight diverst, but forth rode Britomart. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …
8diverse — diverse:⇨einige(1) …
9diverse — c.1300, spelling variant of DIVERS (Cf. divers) (q.v.), perhaps by analogy with converse, traverse, etc. In some cases directly from L. diversus, and since c.1700 restricted to the meaning different in character or quality. Related: Diversely …
10diverse — *different, divergent, disparate, various Analogous words: contrasted or contrasting (see corresponding verb at COMPARE): contrary, *opposite, contradictory: *distinct, separate Antonyms: identical, selfsame Contrasted words: *same, equivalent,… …
