disparate
[ dis-per-it, dih-spar- ]
/ ˈdɪs pər ɪt, dɪˈspær- /
adjective
distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.
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RELATED WORDS
contrasting, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, various, discordant, divergent, contrary, discrepant, distant, incommensurate, incompatible, inconsistent, separate, unequal, uneven, unlike, inconsonant, unequivalent, unsimilar
Nearby words
- disoriented,
- disown,
- disparage,
- disparagement,
- disparaging,
- disparately,
- disparity,
- disparlure,
- dispart,
- dispassion
Origin of disparate
SYNONYMS FOR disparate
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disparate
/ (ˈdɪspərɪt) /
adjective
utterly different or distinct in kind
noun
(plural) unlike things or people
Word Origin for disparate
C16: from Latin disparāre to divide, from dis- 1 + parāre to prepare; also influenced by Latin dispar unequal
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disparate
c.1600, "unlike in kind," from Latin disparatus, past participle of disparare "divide, separate," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + parare "get ready, prepare" (see pare); meaning influenced by Latin dispar "unequal, unlike." Related: Disparately; disparateness.
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