disparate
[ dis-per-it, dih-spar- ]
adjective
distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.
Origin of disparate
1Other words for disparate
Other words from disparate
- dis·pa·rate·ly, adverb
- dis·pa·rate·ness, noun
- non·dis·pa·rate, adjective
- non·dis·pa·rate·ly, adverb
- non·dis·pa·rate·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with disparate
- desperate, disparate
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British Dictionary definitions for disparate
disparate
/ (ˈdɪspərɪt) /
adjective
utterly different or distinct in kind
noun
(plural) unlike things or people
Origin of disparate
1C16: from Latin disparāre to divide, from dis- 1 + parāre to prepare; also influenced by Latin dispar unequal
Derived forms of disparate
- disparately, adverb
- disparateness, noun
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