disparate (redirected from disparately)

dis·pa·rate  (dspr-t, d-sprt)

adj.

1. Fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar: "This mixture of apparently disparate materialsscandal and spiritualism, current events and eternal recurrencesis not promising on the face of it" Gary Wills.

2. Containing or composed of dissimilar or opposing elements: a disparate group of people who represented a cross section of the city.

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[Latin dispartus, past participle of disparre, to separate : dis-, apart; see dis- + parre, to prepare; see per-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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dispa·rate·ly adv.

dispa·rate·ness n.

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disparate

Adjective

utterly different in kind [Latin disparare to divide]

disparity n

USAGE: See at discrepancy.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	disparate - fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; "such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing"; "disparate ideas" different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"
	2.	disparate - including markedly dissimilar elements; "a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers" heterogeneous, heterogenous - consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous"

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disparate

adjective different, contrasting, unlike, contrary, distinct, diverse, at odds, dissimilar, discordant, at variance, discrepant

Translations

disparate [ˈdɪspərɪt] adj → dispar

disparate [ˈdɪspərɪt] adj → disparate

disparate [ˈdɪspərɪt] adj → völlig verschieden

disparate [ˈdɪspərɪt] adj → disparato/a