Diverse vs Distinguished - What's the difference?
diverse | distinguished |
Consisting of many different elements; various.
Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.
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* R. Browning
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* Ben Jonson
celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious
Having a dignified appearance or demeanor
(mathematics) Specified, noted.
(distinguish)
As adjectives the difference between diverse and distinguished
is that diverse is consisting of many different elements; various while distinguished is celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious.As an adverb diverse
is in different directions; diversely.As a verb distinguished is
past tense of distinguish.diverse
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Alternative forms
* divers (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- The word is used in a sense very diverse from its original import.
- Our roads are diverse : farewell, love! said she.
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- Eloquence is a great and diverse thing.
Antonyms
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* *Anagrams
* ----distinguished
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The lecture was attended by many distinguished mathematicians.
- Her father was a distinguished gentleman, albeit a poor one.
- Let ''X'' be a topological space with a distinguished point ''p''.