What does Diverse mean?

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dɪˈvɜrs, daɪ-, ˈdaɪ vɜrsdi·verse

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. divers(a), diverseadjective

    many and different

    "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"

  2. diverse, variousadjective

    distinctly dissimilar or unlike

    "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"

Wiktionary

  1. diverseadverb

    In different directions; diversely.

  2. diverseadjective

    consisting of many different elements; various

  3. diverseadjective

    different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.

  4. Etymology: From diversus, also written divorsus, past participle of divertere, divortere; see divert.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Diverseadjective

    Etymology: diversus, Latin.

    Four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. Dan. vii. 3.

    Eloquence is a great and diverse thing, nor did she yet ever favour any man so much as to be wholly his. Ben Jonson.

    To seize his papers, Curl, was next thy care;
    His papers light, fly diverse tost in air Alexander Pope, Dunciad, b. ii.

ChatGPT

  1. diverse

    Diverse refers to the presence of a wide range of different types or elements within a particular group, organization, or society. It signifies the inclusion of various attributes, perspectives, backgrounds, cultures, or ideas, and emphasizes the acknowledgment and appreciation of differences among individuals. A diverse environment encourages equality, supports varied experiences, and promotes inclusivity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Diverseadjective

    different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate

  2. Diverseadjective

    capable of various forms; multiform

  3. Diverseadverb

    in different directions; diversely

  4. Diverseverb

    to turn aside

  5. Etymology: [The same word as divers. See Divers.]

Wikidata

  1. Diverse

    Diverse is an American rapper. An underground hip-hop artist, he has received critical acclaim "from knowledgeable heads worldwide".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Diverse

    dī′vėrs, or div-ėrs′, adj. different: unlike: multiform: various.—adv. Dī′versely, or Diverse′ly.

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    Song lyrics by diverse -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by diverse on the Lyrics.com website.

Entomology

  1. Diverse

    unequal: differing in size or shape: of various kinds.

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Diverse' in Adjectives Frequency: #843

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Anagrams for Diverse »

  1. derives

  2. dervise

  3. deviser

  4. revised

  5. sivered

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Diverse in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Diverse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Diverse in a Sentence

  1. Stephanie Meeks:

    This year's list is our most diverse ever, and reflects our commitment to recognizing and preserving all the facets of our diverse history, from the LGBTQ history of the Factory in California to the Cuban-American heritage of Miami's Little Havana to the civil rights legacy of the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, these sites tell American stories that have been overlooked for too long.

  2. Daniel Hahn:

    We need to ensure that our officers are ready and prepared, not only for a very diverse city that has very different neighborhoods, but also for the wide variety of calls that they're going to respond to, how do we change the system to where officers aren't responding to some of those calls ? What new practices can we put into place in Sacramento ?

  3. Sara Landvik:

    We want to collect as many diverse species of fungi as possible, diversity is really the key word for everything that we do.

  4. Spencer Platt/Getty Images:

    Let's face it. If the kid can't read, if the child can't write, if the child can't function in a classroom atmosphere, how can [educators] anticipate creating a culturally diverse curriculum that is going to address that problem? so it's back to the basics. It's what I was raised with. It's what most Americans were raised with. It worked for our generations. Why are we changing it for this new generation, and in fact, handicapping them?

  5. Woodward Fischer:

    This discovery from Jared Leadbetter and Hang fills a major intellectual gap in our understanding of Earth's elemental cycles, and adds to the diverse ways in which manganese, an abstruse but common transition metal, has shaped the evolution of life on our planet.

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