het·er·o·ge·ne·ous (h t  r--j  n-s, -jnys)adj. 1. also het·er·og·e·nous (h t-r j-ns) Consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; not homogeneous. See Synonyms at miscellaneous.2. Completely different; incongruous. [From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek heterogen s : hetero-, hetero- + genos, kind, race; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]het er·o·gene·ous·ly adv.het er·o·gene·ous·ness n. |
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| Noun | 1. | heterogeneousness - the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind nonuniformity - the quality of being diverse and interesting diverseness, diversity, multifariousness, variety - noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing" |
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