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diverse
English
Alternative forms
- diuers, divers (obsolete)
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /da??v??s/
- (US) IPA(key): /d?.?v?s/, /da?.?v?s/, /?da?.v?s/
- Rhymes: -??(?)s
Adjective
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.
- 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.
- (nonstandard, proscribed) Belonging to a minority group.
- Idris Elba was a diverse hire for the franchise
- 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.
Derived terms
- megadiverse
Related terms
- divert
- diversity
Translations
Adverb
diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)
- In different directions; diversely.
Further reading
- 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.
Anagrams
- derives, dervise, deviser, drivees, revised, sivered
Danish
Etymology
From Latin diversus, via French divers
Adjective
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.
Inflection
References
- “diverse” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
diverse
- Inflected form of divers
Anagrams
- de Vries
Esperanto
Adverb
diverse
- diversely
French
Adjective
diverse
- feminine singular of divers
Anagrams
- dérives, dérivés, verdies
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
diverse
- inflection of divers:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
diverse
- feminine plural of diverso
Verb
diverse
- third-person singular past historic of divergere
Anagrams
- sedervi, vedersi
Latin
Alternative forms
- d?vors?
Etymology
From d?versus (“turned different ways”)
Adverb
d?vers? (not comparable)
- in different directions; hither and thither
- (figuratively) variously
Related terms
- d?versit?s
- d?versus
References
- 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
Alternative forms
- divers, dyvyrs, dyvers, dyverse, dyverce
Etymology
From Old French divers, from Latin diversus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?div?rs/, /?di?v?rs/
Adjective
diverse
- different, differing
- (collectively) distinct, unique; diverse
- various, varying
- strange, odd, unusual
- several, many
- unfriendly
Related terms
- diversite
Descendants
- English: diverse
- Scots: diverse
References
- “d??vers(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.
Adverb
diverse
- differently; diversely
- variously
Descendants
- English: diverse
References
- “d??verse, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin diversus, via French divers
Adjective
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.
References
- “diverse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin diversus, via French divers
Adjective
diverse (indeclinable)
- diverse, various, sundry, miscellaneous.
- Capable of various forms; multiform.
References
- “diverse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
diverse (not comparable) (plural only)
- diverse, various, different
diverse From the web:
- what diverse means
diversion
English
Etymology
From French diversion, from Medieval Latin diversio, from Latin divertere, past participle diversus (“to divert”); see divert.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /d??v???n/, /da??v???n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /da??v????n/, /da??v????n/
- Rhymes: -??(?)??n
Noun
diversion (countable and uncountable, plural diversions)
- (military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
- A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
- The act of diverting.
- Removal of water via a canal.
- (transport) A detour, such as during road construction.
- (transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a different mode of transportation before arrival at the ultimate destination.
- (law) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of the accused person to a treatment or care program.
Synonyms
- (military): faint
- (hobby): See also Thesaurus:hobby
Related terms
- diverse
- diversity
- divert
Translations
See also
- hobby
- distraction
- red herring
Further reading
- diversion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- diversion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
References
Anagrams
- vireonids
French
Noun
diversion f (plural diversions)
- pastime, diversion, entertainment
Derived terms
- faire diversion
Related terms
- divertir
Further reading
- “diversion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- dérivions
- viderions
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