Disparate
Very different; fundamentally not the same.
adjectiveDisparate
Very different; fundamentally not the same.
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Imagine This
A parrot that can add and subtract numbers is different from an ordinary parrot that just mimics other people's voices.
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Sounds Like
DIS-puh-rit
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Looks Like
Looks like the word 'separate' with the 'dis-' prefix, hinting at not being the same.
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Remember This
Disparate comes from Latin disparatus meaning 'made unequal'; it is used for things that are fundamentally different, not merely different in degree.
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Other Forms
disparitynoun
disparatelyadverb
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Connect With
diverse, distinct, dissimilar, divergent, heterogeneous
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Note
Use disparate to describe things that are clearly unlike in kind, not merely different in amount. Do not confuse with 'separate' or with 'disparate' used to mean merely different in number or degree.