10 definitions found for disparate

Disparate DISPARATE, a. [L., equal.] Unequal; unlike; dissimilar.

disparate adj 1: fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; "such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing"; "disparate ideas" 2: including markedly dissimilar elements; "a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers"

disparate aspirated

disparate 1608, "unlike in kind," from L. disparatus, pp. of disparare "divide, separate," from dis- "apart" + parare "get ready, prepare;" meaning infl. by L. dispar "unequal, unlike."

disparate adjective Etymology: Middle English desparat, from Latin disparatus, past participle of disparare to separate, from dis- + parare to prepare — more at pare Date: 15th century 1. containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements 2. markedly distinct in quality or character Synonyms: see different • disparately adverb • disparateness noun • disparity noun

disparate
adj. & n.
--adj. essentially different in kind; without comparison or relation.
--n. (in pl.) things so unlike that there is no basis for their comparison.
Derivatives:
disparately adv. disparateness n.
Etymology: L disparatus separated (as DIS-, paratus past part. of parare prepare), infl. in sense by L dispar unequal

disparate 1. Disparate things are clearly different from each other in quality or type. (FORMAL) Scientists are trying to pull together disparate ideas in astronomy... ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. A disparate thing is made up of very different elements. (FORMAL) ...a very disparate nation, with enormous regional differences. = diverse ADJ: usu ADJ n

disparate ˈdɪspərɪt adj. & n. --adj. essentially different in kind; without comparison or relation. --n. (in pl.) things so unlike that there is no basis for their comparison. øødisparately adv. disparateness n. [L disparatus separated (as DIS-, paratus past part. of parare prepare), infl. in sense by L dispar unequal]

Disparate Dis"pa*rate, a. [L. disparatus, p. p. of disparare to part, separate; dis- + parare to make ready, prepare.] 1. Unequal; dissimilar; separate. Connecting disparate thoughts, purely by means of resemblances in the words expressing them. --Coleridge. 2. (Logic) Pertaining to two co["o]rdinate species or divisions.

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