"disparate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɪsp(ə)ɹət/ [UK], /ˈdɪsp(ə)ɹɪt/ [UK], /ˈdɪsp(ə)ɹət/ [US], /dɪˈspæɹət/ [US], /dɪˈspɛɹət/ [US] Audio: en-us-disparate-2.ogg [US] Forms: more disparate [comparative], most disparate [superlative]
Rhymes: (US) -æɹət, (US) -ɛɹət Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French desparat, from Latin disparātus, past participle of disparō (“to divide”), from dis- (“apart”) + parō (“to arrange”), ultimately from PIE *dwóh₁ (“two”) and *per- (“carry forth”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|desparat}} Middle French desparat, {{der|en|la|disparātus}} Latin disparātus, {{m|la|disparō||to divide}} disparō (“to divide”), {{m|la|dis-||apart}} dis- (“apart”), {{m|la|parō||to arrange|id=arrange}} parō (“to arrange”), {{m|ine-pro|*dwóh₁|t=two}} *dwóh₁ (“two”), {{m|ine-pro|*per-|id=fare|t=carry forth}} *per- (“carry forth”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} disparate (comparative more disparate, superlative most disparate)
  1. Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous. Synonyms (composed of distinct elements): incongruous, mismatched, uncoordinated Translations (composed of inherently different elements): несравним (nesravnim) (Bulgarian), несъизмерим (nesǎizmerim) (Bulgarian), nesourodý (Czech), uensartet (Danish), uhomogen (Danish), onsamenhangend (Dutch), toisenlainen (Finnish), hajanainen (Finnish), disparate (French), განსხვავებული (gansxvavebuli) (Georgian), disparat (German), verschieden (German), ungleich (German), ungleichartig (German), 異質な (ishitsu na) (Japanese), uensartet (Norwegian Bokmål), disperso [masculine] (Portuguese), несравнимый (nesravnimyj) (Russian), несоизмеримый (nesoizmerimyj) (Russian), dispar (Spanish), heterogéneo (Spanish), variado (Spanish), apayrı (Turkish), bambaşka (Turkish), kıyaslanmaz (Turkish), kıyaslanamaz (Turkish), різнорідний (riznoridnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), розрізнений (rozriznenyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), відмінний (vidminnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-disparate-en-adj-yVoi45sn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 35 37 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 39 34 13 Disambiguation of 'composed of distinct elements': 82 13 5 Disambiguation of 'composed of inherently different elements': 56 33 11
  2. Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs Synonyms (markedly different): different, dissimilar, unalike
    Sense id: en-disparate-en-adj-NgdW1Far Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 35 37 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 39 34 13 Disambiguation of 'markedly different': 33 52 15
  3. Utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common ground. Synonyms (incapable of being compared): incommensurable
    Sense id: en-disparate-en-adj-N6PHnPku Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 35 37 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 39 34 13 Disambiguation of 'incapable of being compared': 4 7 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dispair, disparately, disparateness, disparity

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɪsp(ə)ɹət/ [UK], /ˈdɪsp(ə)ɹɪt/ [UK], /ˈdɪsp(ə)ɹət/ [US], /dɪˈspæɹət/ [US], /dɪˈspɛɹət/ [US] Audio: en-us-disparate-2.ogg [US] Forms: disparates [plural]
Rhymes: (US) -æɹət, (US) -ɛɹət Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French desparat, from Latin disparātus, past participle of disparō (“to divide”), from dis- (“apart”) + parō (“to arrange”), ultimately from PIE *dwóh₁ (“two”) and *per- (“carry forth”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|desparat}} Middle French desparat, {{der|en|la|disparātus}} Latin disparātus, {{m|la|disparō||to divide}} disparō (“to divide”), {{m|la|dis-||apart}} dis- (“apart”), {{m|la|parō||to arrange|id=arrange}} parō (“to arrange”), {{m|ine-pro|*dwóh₁|t=two}} *dwóh₁ (“two”), {{m|ine-pro|*per-|id=fare|t=carry forth}} *per- (“carry forth”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} disparate (plural disparates)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things. Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-disparate-en-noun-xzqgClt- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 35 37 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 39 34 13

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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "gansxvavebuli",
      "sense": "composed of inherently different elements",
      "word": "განსხვავებული"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "ishitsu na",
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      "word": "異質な"
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      "sense": "composed of inherently different elements",
      "word": "uensartet"
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