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numerous
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?num???s/, /?num??s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?nju?m???s/, /?nju?m??s/
- Hyphenation: nu?mer?ous, num?erous
Adjective
numerous (comparative more numerous, superlative most numerous)
- Indefinitely large numerically, many.
- There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.
Synonyms
- many, multiple; see also Thesaurus:manifold
Derived terms
Translations
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divers
English
Etymology 1
See diver.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?da?v?(?)z/
Noun
divers
- 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)
- 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
- (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)
- diverse
- (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)
- diverse
- (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- various, diverse, varied
- Synonyms: variat, felurit, diferit
Declension
Related terms
- diversitate
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