Diverse vs Multifarious - What's the difference?
diverse | multifarious |
Consisting of many different elements; various.
Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.
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* Ben Jonson
Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold.
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(legal, of lawsuits) in which a party or a cause of action has been improperly or wrongfully joined together in the same suit, as in a misjoinder. This may be a result of a joinder of unrelated, distinct, and independent parties or matters.'>citation
As adjectives the difference between diverse and multifarious
is that diverse is consisting of many different elements; various while multifarious is having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold.As a adverb diverse
is in different directions; diversely.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.
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Adjective
(en adjective)- It is divided into parts that are too small and multifarious .
