Disparate Definition

dĭspər-ĭt, dĭ-spărĭt

adjective

Essentially not alike; distinct or different in kind; unequal.

Webster's New World

Containing or composed of dissimilar or opposing elements.

A disparate group of people who represented a cross section of the city.

American Heritage

Fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar.

American Heritage

Containing or composed of dissimilar or opposing elements.

A disparate group of people who represented a cross section of the city.

American Heritage

The board of the company was decidedly disparate – no two members from the same social or economic background.

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noun

(chiefly in the plural) Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.

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Origin of Disparate

Latin disparātus past participle of disparāre to separate dis- apart dis– parāre to prepare perə-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Latin disparātus past participle of disparāre to separate dis- apart dis– parāre to prepare perə-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin disparātus, past participle of disparāre (“to divide”), from dis- (“apart”) + parāre (“to make equal”), from par (“equal”)

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