disparate

Meaning

Adj

1. Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
2. Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs.
3. Utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common ground.

Noun

Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.

Synonyms

different

dissimilar

unlike

unequal

divergent

incompatible

various

incongruous

diverse

unalike

uneven

varied

uncomparable

antic

absonous

atypical

contrasting

differential

discordant

distinct

incommensurable

jarring

otherwise

Translations

disparate

farklı

disparato

dispar

ungleichartig

disparate

ongelijksoortig

disparat

dissimilis

unstimmig

incongru

widersinnig

ungleich

incongruente

bigarré

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɪsp(ə)ɹət/

Etymology

First attested in 1586; either borrowed from Middle French desparat or directly from Latin disparātus, perfect passive participle of disparō (“to divide”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from dis- (“apart”) + parō (“to arrange”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”) and the root *per- (“carry forth”).