diverse

See also: divèrse

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): /daɪˈvɜːs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /dɪˈvɝs/, /daɪˈvɝs/, /ˈdaɪˌvɝs/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s

Adjective

diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)

1. Consisting of many different elements; various.

   Synonyms: manifold; see also Thesaurus:heterogeneous

   Antonyms: homogeneous; see also Thesaurus:homogeneous

2. 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.

   • 1998, Ken Shelton, Integrity at Work, page 42:

     This is what collectivism forgot — the freedom to be diverse, and the conception of each diverse individual being inherently of equal value and having open-ended potential for contribution.

   • 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:

     In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.

3. Capable of various forms; multiform.
   • 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries:

     Eloquence is a great and diverse thing.

4. 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.
   • 2019 June 27, Lauren Gambino, “Democratic 2020 candidates clash on healthcare, immigration and economy in first debate”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The stage reflected the increasingly diverse Democratic party in which women and people of color are ascendent.

5. (nonstandard) Belonging to a minority group.
   • 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.

   • 2021 August 23, “Mike Richards out as executive producer of 'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune'”, in NBC News:

     Richards came under fierce criticism since he was formally hired to emcee the legendary quiz show, with some longtime fans saying they believed the producers should have selected a more diverse candidate for the job, such as the actor and presenter LeVar Burton.

Derived terms

• antidiverse
• biodiverse
• diversative
• diversely
• diverseness
• gender diverse
• geodiverse
• hyperdiverse
• megadiverse
• microdiverse
• multidiverse
• nondiverse
• overdiverse
• phytodiverse
• polydiverse
• pyrodiverse
• regiodiverse
• superdiverse
• ultradiverse
• undiverse

 

Related terms

• divert
• diversity

Translations

various

• Aghwan: 𐕍𐔰𐕙𐕍𐔰𐕙 (q̇arq̇ar)
• Arabic: مُتَنَوِّع (mutanawwiʕ)
• Bashkir: төрлө (törlö)
• Bulgarian: разнообразен (bg) (raznoobrazen)
• Catalan: divers (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 多種多樣的 / 多种多样的 (zh) (duōzhǒng duōyàng de), 多種的 / 多种的 (zh) (duōzhǒng de)

• Finnish: monipuolinen (fi), moninainen (fi), kirjava (fi)
• French: divers (fr)
• Georgian: მრავალფეროვანი (mravalperovani)
• German: mannigfaltig (de), divers (de), abwechslungsreich (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ποικίλος (poikílos)

• Ido: diversa (io)
• Ingrian: monilaajain
• Irish: ilghnéitheach, ilchineálach, éagsúil
• Italian: vario (it), diverso (it), svariato (it)
• Japanese: 様々な (ja) (さまざまな, samazama na)
• Kazakh: қилы (qily)
• Latin: varius
• Maori: kanorau, whakaehu
• Polish: rozmaity (pl), różnorodny (pl), różny (pl), różnoraki (pl)
• Portuguese: diverso (pt)
• Russian: разнообра́зный (ru) (raznoobráznyj), ра́зный (ru) (ráznyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: eadar-mheasgte
• Spanish: diverso (es)
• Swedish: diverse (sv), mångsidig (sv)
• Tibetan: འདྲ་མི་འདྲ ('dra mi 'dra)
• Ukrainian: рі́зний (ríznyj), різномані́тний (riznomanítnyj)

different

• Bashkir: башҡа (başqa)
• Bulgarian: различен (bg) (različen)
• Catalan: divers (ca)
• Czech: rozmanitý (cs) m
• Dutch: divers (nl)
• Finnish: erilainen (fi)
• French: différent (fr)
• Georgian: განსხვავებული (gansxvavebuli), გამორჩეული (gamorčeuli), სხვადასხვაგვარი (sxvadasxvagvari)
• German: verschieden (de), unterschiedlich (de)
• Hebrew: (having or including variety of forms or traits) מגוון (meguvan)
• Icelandic: fjölbreyttur, margvíslegur (is)
• Irish: éagsúil
• Italian: diverso (it)
• Korean: 다양하다 (ko) (dayanghada)
• Maori: kē
• Nahuatl: nepapan
• Polish: odmienny (pl), rozmaity (pl) m
• Portuguese: diverso (pt), diferente (pt), distinto (pt)
• Russian: разли́чный (ru) (razlíčnyj), друго́й (ru) (drugój), отли́чный (ru) (otlíčnyj) (от - from)
• Scottish Gaelic: eugsamhail
• Spanish: diferente (es)
• Swedish: diverse (sv)
• Telugu: విభిన్న (te) (vibhinna), విభిన్నమైన (te) (vibhinnamaina)
• Ukrainian: різномані́тний (riznomanítnyj)
• Vietnamese: khác nhau (vi)

composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics

• Dutch: divers (nl)
• French: diversifié (fr) m
• German: vielfältig (de)
• Hindi: विविधतापूर्ण (vividhtāpūrṇ)
• Portuguese: diverso (pt)
• Spanish: diverso (es)
• Vietnamese: đa dạng (vi)

Adverb

diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)

1. In different directions; diversely.

Further reading

• “diverse”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “diverse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “diverse”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• diverse in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.

Anagrams

• derives, dervise, deviser, drivees, dérives, revised, sivered

Danish

Etymology

From Latin diversus, via French divers.

Adjective

diverse

1. various, sundry, miscellaneous, incidental.

   Synonyms: alle mulige, alskens, forskellige, forskelligartet

   han annoncerede under «diverse»

   he inserted an ad in the "miscellaneous" section

2. Capable of various forms; multiform.

Inflection

Inflection of diverse

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	diverse	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	diverse	—	—2
plural	diverse	—	—2
definite attributive1	diverse	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

• “diverse” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

diverse

1. inflection of divers:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Anagrams

• de Vries

Esperanto

Adverb

diverse

1. diversely

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.vɛʁs/

Adjective

diverse

1. feminine singular of divers

Anagrams

• dérives, dérivés, verdies

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

diverse

1. inflection of divers:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈvɛr.se/
• Rhymes: -ɛrse
• Hyphenation: di‧vèr‧se

Adjective

diverse f pl

1. feminine plural of diverso

Verb

diverse

1. third-person singular past historic of divergere

Anagrams

• sedervi, vedersi

Latin

Alternative forms

• dīvorsē

Etymology

From dīversus (“turned different ways”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /diːˈu̯er.seː/, [d̪iːˈu̯ɛrs̠eː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /diˈver.se/, [d̪iˈvɛrse]

Adverb

dīversē (not comparable)

1. in different directions; hither and thither
2. (figuratively) variously

Related terms

• dīversitās
• dīversus

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): /ˈdivərs/, /ˈdiːvərs/

Adjective

diverse

1. different, differing
2. (collectively) distinct, unique; diverse
3. various, varying
4. strange, odd, unusual
5. several, many
6. unfriendly

Related terms

• diversite

Descendants

• English: diverse
• Scots: diverse

References

• “dī̆vers(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.

Adverb

diverse

1. differently; diversely
2. variously

Descendants

• English: diverse

References

• “dī̆verse, 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)

1. diverse, various, sundry, miscellaneous.

   han annonserte under «diverse»

   he inserted an ad in the "miscellaneous" section

2. Capable of various forms; multiform.

References

• “diverse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin diversus, via French divers.

Adjective

diverse (indeclinable)

1. diverse, various, sundry, miscellaneous.
2. Capable of various forms; multiform.

References

• “diverse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Adjective

diverse (not comparable) (plural only)

1. various, miscellaneous

   Synonym: allehanda

   Det låg diverse prylar på golvet

   Various gadgets lay on the floor

References

• diverse in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• diverse in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• diverse in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)