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diverse
What does diverse mean?
diverse (adjective): consisting of different elements; various.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use diverse in a sentence?
- A person of diverse talents. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does diverse come from?
The adjective is derived from Middle English divers, diverse (“different, divergent”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to diverse
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “diverse” mean?
free from external control and constraint
Not quite: that's what independent means.
consisting of different elements; various
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existing in possibility, not in actuality
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capable of producing great physical force
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