disparate
/ˈdɪsp(ə)ɹət//dɪˈspæɹət/
noun
- 1
(chiefly in the plural) Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.
adjective
- 1
Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
“The board of the company was decidedly disparate, with no two members from the same social or economic background.”
- 2
Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs; also, less properly, utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common genus.
Translate “disparate” to another language
Click any language to open the translator with this word already filled in.