different between divers vs variegated

English

Etymology 1

See diver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?da?v?(?)z/

Noun

divers

1. plural of diver

Etymology 2

See diverse.

Alternative forms

• diuers (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?da?v??(?)z/, /?da?v?(?)z/

Adjective

divers (comparative more divers, superlative most divers)

1. Archaic spelling of diverse, in the sense of various or assorted.
   • 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.

   • 1831, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Romance and Reality, Volume 1, p.8.

     But to-night, the third rainy evening of three rainy days, every flower in the divers china bowls, cups, vases, was withered; the harp was out of tune with the damp; and Emily betook herself to the leafy labyrinth of a muslin flounce, la belle alliance of uselessness and industry.

   • 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.

Pronoun

divers

1. (archaic or literary) An indefinite number (at least two).

   • Tubal: There came divers of Antonio’s creditors in my company to Venice that swear he cannot choose but break.

Usage notes

When used as a pronoun, divers functions as a plural and takes a plural verb.

Anagrams

• drives

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin d?versus.

Adjective

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

1. diverse
2. (in the plural) several

Related terms

• diversificar
• diversitat

Further reading

• “divers” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “divers” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “divers” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “divers” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch divers, from Old French divers, from Latin d?versus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di?v?rs/
• Hyphenation: di?vers
• Rhymes: -?rs

Adjective

divers (comparative diverser, superlative meest divers or diverst)

1. diverse
2. (in the plural) several

Inflection

Derived terms

• diversiteit

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diversus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.v??/

Adjective

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

1. various; varying

Synonyms

• différent

Derived terms

• fait divers

Related terms

• diverger
• diversement
• diversifier
• diversité

References

• “divers” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

• “divers” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• verdis

German

Etymology

From Latin diversus.

Adjective

divers (comparative diverser, superlative am diversesten)

1. various, diverse, miscellaneous

Declension

Related terms

• Diversität

Further reading

• “divers” in Duden online

Middle French

Etymology

Latin diversus.

Adjective

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

1. various; varying; different

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French divers, from Latin diversus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di?vers/

Adjective

divers m or n (feminine singular divers?, masculine plural diver?i, feminine and neuter plural diverse)

1. various, diverse, varied

   Synonyms: variat, felurit, diferit

Declension

Related terms

• diversitate

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: vâr???g?'t?d, IPA^(key): /?ve??????e?t?d/, /?væ?i.???e?t?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: vâr???g?'t?d, IPA^(key): /?ve??????e?t?d/

Adjective

variegated (comparative more variegated, superlative most variegated)

1. Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.

   Synonyms: patterned; see also Thesaurus:marked

2. (by extension) Very colorful.

   Synonyms: motley, multicolored, polychromatic; see also Thesaurus:multicolored

Related terms

• variegate

Translations

Verb

variegated

1. simple past tense and past participle of variegate