Disparate Definition

dĭspər-ĭt, dĭ-spărĭt
adjective
Essentially not alike; distinct or different in kind; unequal.
Webster's New World
Containing or composed of dissimilar or opposing elements.
A disparate group of people who represented a cross section of the city.
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Fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar.
American Heritage
Containing or composed of dissimilar or opposing elements.
A disparate group of people who represented a cross section of the city.
American Heritage

Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.

The board of the company was decidedly disparate – no two members from the same social or economic background.
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(chiefly in the plural) Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.

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Origin of Disparate

  • Latin disparātus past participle of disparāre to separate dis- apart dis– parāre to prepare perə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin disparātus past participle of disparāre to separate dis- apart dis– parāre to prepare perə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin disparātus, past participle of disparāre (“to divide”), from dis- (“apart”) + parāre (“to make equal”), from par (“equal”)

    From Wiktionary

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