Main Entry: di·verse

Pronunciation: \dī-ˈvərs, də-ˈ, ˈdī-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