In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DIVERSE
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
Etymology
Adjective
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.
Synonyms
• (consisting of many different elements): manifold; See also heterogeneous
• (different): See also different
Antonyms
• (consisting of many different elements): homogeneous; See also homogeneous
Adverb
diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)
In different directions; diversely.
Anagrams
• 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
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