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Webster 1913 Edition
Diverse
1.
Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.
The word . . . is used in a sense very
diverse
from its original import. J. Edwards.
Our roads are
diverse
: farewell, love! said she. R. Browning.
2.
Capable of various forms; multiform.
Eloquence is a great and
diverse
thing. B. Jonson.
Di-verse′
,adv.
In different directions; diversely.
Di-verse′
,Verb.
I.
To turn aside.
[Obs.]
The redcross knight
diverst
, but forth rode Britomart. Spenser.
Webster 1828 Edition
Diverse
DIVERSE
,Adj.
1.
Different; differing.Four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. Daniel 7.
2.
Different from itself; various; multiform. Eloquence is a diverse thing.
3.
In different directions.And with tendrils creep diverse.
DIVERSE
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
diverse
diverse
See also: divèrse
English
Alternative forms
- divers (obsolete)
Adjective
diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)
- Consisting of many different elements; various.
- Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.
- J. Edwards
- The word […] is used in a sense very diverse from its original import.
- R. Browning
- Our roads are diverse: farewell, love! said she.
- 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.
- J. Edwards
- Capable of various forms; multiform.
- Ben Jonson
- Eloquence is a great and diverse thing.
- Ben Jonson
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
various
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different
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Adverb
diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)
- In different directions; diversely.
Anagrams
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
| Inflection of diverse | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | diverse | — | —2 |
| 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
Italian
Adjective
diverse f pl
- feminine plural of diverso
Verb
diverse
- third-person singular past historic of divergere
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From dīversus (“turned different ways”)
Adverb
dīversē (not comparable)
Related terms
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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “diverse”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
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.