diverse, various
(adjective) 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”
diverse, divers(a)
(adjective) many and different; “tourist offices of divers nationalities”; “a person of diverse talents”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)
Consisting of many different elements; various.
Different; dissimilar; distinct; not the same
Capable of various forms; multiform.
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.
• (consisting of many different elements): manifold; See also heterogeneous
• (different): See also different
• (consisting of many different elements): homogeneous; See also homogeneous
diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)
In different directions; diversely.
• derives, dervise, deviser, drivees, revised, sivered
Source: Wiktionary
Di"verse, a. Etym: [The same word as divers. See Divers.]
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.
Definition: In different directions; diversely.
Di*verse", v. i.
Definition: To turn aside. [Obs.] The redcross knight diverst, but forth rode Britomart. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 February 2025
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
