adj.
Pronunciation: d ī - ' v ə rs, d ə - ' , ' d ī - ˌ
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English divers, diverse, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French divers, from Latin diversus, from past participle of divertere
Date: 14th century
1 : differing from one another : UNLIKE <people with diverse interests>
2 : composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities <a diverse population>
synonyms see DIFFERENT
– di · verse · ly adverb
– di · verse · ness noun