"divers" meaning in English

See divers in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdaɪvɜː(ɹ)z/, /ˈdaɪvə(ɹ)z/ Forms: more divers [comparative], most divers [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪvə(ɹ)z Etymology: See diverse. Head templates: {{en-adj}} divers (comparative more divers, superlative most divers)
  1. Archaic form of diverse, in the sense of various or assorted. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: diverse, in the sense of various or assorted Derived forms: diversly
    Sense id: en-divers-en-adj-OHryT1df
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: diuers [obsolete]
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈdaɪvə(ɹ)z/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-divers.wav
Rhymes: -aɪvə(ɹ)z Etymology: See diver. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} divers
  1. plural of diver Tags: form-of, plural Form of: diver
    Sense id: en-divers-en-noun-20dKPzWP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English pronouns, Pages with 8 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 52 10 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 25 72 3 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 20 56 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 2 9 0 9 4 22 1 5 6 16 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈdaɪvɜː(ɹ)z/, /ˈdaɪvə(ɹ)z/
Rhymes: -aɪvə(ɹ)z Etymology: See diverse. Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} divers, {{en-pron}} divers
  1. (archaic or literary) An indefinite number (at least two). Tags: archaic, literary
    Sense id: en-divers-en-pron-kR1IMXPn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: diuers [obsolete]
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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