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different, diverse, divergent, disparate, various mean unlike in kind or character.
different may imply little more than separateness but it may also imply contrast or contrariness.
diverse implies both distinctness and marked contrast.
divergent implies movement away from each other and unlikelihood of ultimate meeting or reconciliation.
disparate emphasizes incongruity or incompatibility.
various stresses the number of sorts or kinds.
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Middle English divers, diverse "differing, distinct, of various kinds, several," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French divers, diverse, deverce, borrowed from Latin dīversus "turned in different directions, situated apart, differing," from past participle of dīvertere "to separate oneself (from), be different, diverge" — more at divert
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Diverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diverse. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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