Divergent Definition

dĭ-vûrjənt, dī-
adjective
Diverging.
Webster's New World
Drawing apart from a common point; diverging.
American Heritage
Departing from convention.
American Heritage
Varying from one another or from a norm; deviating; different.
Webster's New World
Causing divergence.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Divergent

  • Latin dis-, "apart", and vergere, "to turn", plus the adjectival suffix -ent.

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Divergent Sentence Examples

  • The religious types also are strongly divergent.

  • It took the spouses five years to discover that their tastes were divergent and their tempers incompatible.

  • With regard to the origin of this class two divergent views are still held.

  • Two divergent views have been held as to the nature of the original hexapod stock.

  • Divergent views have been held as to the morphological significance of the pneumatophore.

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Words Starting With

DDIDIV

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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