diversified

adjective

di·​ver·​si·​fied də-ˈvər-sə-ˌfīd 

dī-

1

a

: composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities

a diversified [=diverse] student body

cities with more diversified economies

No other North American raptor … occupies a range so diversified in character, both as to climate and terrain.

—Frank Lyman Beebe et al.

b

: of, relating to, or involving varied operations or products

diversified farming/agriculture

… a diversified conglomerate with interests in pulp and paper, machinery and electronics, and construction materials.

—Stewart Pinkerton

… offered diversified services like credit-card lending, mortgage banking and real estate development.

—Time

He said that studios should push for a more diversified business model, so they won't live or die based on the success of one [video] game.

—Brian Gaar

2

: balanced defensively by having funds divided among varied securities

Investors, if they are well advised, will have broadly diversified portfolios.

—Robert Charles Clark

Examples of diversified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Commercial real estate is also a weak spot for smaller banks compared to their more diversified, larger peers. —Jesse Pound, CNBC, 16 July 2024

But this one in particular would take a very diversified founder team, with expertise in AI, and chemicals, engineering, and materials. —Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 July 2024

Jump roping has been shown to improve balance and coordination, offer a diversified workout routine, and is considered a full body workout. —Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024

Total annual research expenditures in diversified non-medical sciences of $150 million or more. —Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of diversify

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1a