diverse
diverse
Definition
di·verse (də vʉrs′, dī-; dī′vʉrs′)
adjective
- different; dissimilar
- varied; diversified
Etymology: ME & OFr < L diversus, pp. of divertere, to turn aside < dis-, apart + vertere, to turn: see verse
di·verse′ly adverb
di·verse′·ness noun
diverse
Synonyms
diverse
modif.
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Usage Examples
Preposition: in
- term: Although Web sites are diverse in terms of their look and feel, there are many sites that serve similar roles.
- character: Introduction The hotel and catering industry is both large and diverse in character.
- size: This material will be fairly diverse in size and texture so should not need the addition of any of our woody material.
Preposition: as
- biology: A wide range of instrumentation is required in order to sense physical phenomena as diverse as biology, physical oceanography or seismology.
- engineering: All 15 companies are actively moving forward with new business opportunities in sectors as diverse as engineering, food, packaging, and quarrying.
- equipment: The weekend covers topics as diverse as personal equipment and acclimatization and usually involves a mountain walk.
- finance: Sectors as diverse as finance, insurance, advertising, film making and consultancy are all underdeveloped in Northern Ireland.
Modifies a noun
- range: The tour included a diverse range of human powered vehicles & trailers.
- workforce: However, it found a sizeable number of employers are also aware of the benefits an age diverse workforce can bring to the business.
- background: Let the Institute be your guide Contrary to received wisdom, today's security practitioners come from very diverse backgrounds.
- population: A new range of images has now been produced by the DPA which will more closely represent the diverse population of London.
- flora: The valley also includes a rich and diverse endemic flora and fauna with several threatened species.
- audience: Notes on style All authors are asked to take account of the diverse audience of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.
Modifying Another Word
- culturally: Kensington and Chelsea is a culturally diverse area of London.
- ethnically: The school serves an ethnically diverse community of nearly 1,200 students 1.
- geographically: Coastlines of Andalucia Andalucia offers a geographically diverse and stunning coastline, much of which is set by a beautiful mountainous backdrop.
- linguistically: Over 250 languages are spoken in the city, making the capital the most linguistically diverse city in the world.
- incredibly: Vivid color schemes and a wide array of options allow players to create incredibly diverse car designs.
- increasingly: A Debate Music therapy is developing an increasingly diverse body of theory.
Used with adjective complement
- become: UK graduate numbers have more than doubled since the 1980s, and as a group they have become far more diverse.
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