DIVERSE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective

distinctly dissimilar or unlike

Example: celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan; animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth

The word "diverse" comes from Latin diversus, which comes from Old French divers.

divorsus – A related word in the same word family.

Legal and medical professions still use Latin phrases because of its precision and historical authority.