diverso

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈbeɾso/ [d̪iˈβ̞eɾ.so]
• Rhymes: -eɾso
• Syllabification: di‧ver‧so

Noun

diverso

1. neuter of diversu

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dīversus.

Adjective

diverso (feminine diversa, masculine plural diversos, feminine plural diversas)

1. diverse

Related terms

• diversidade

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dīversus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈvɛr.so/
• Rhymes: -ɛrso
• Hyphenation: di‧vèr‧so

Adjective

diverso (feminine diversa, masculine plural diversi, feminine plural diverse, superlative diversissimo)

1. different, diverse

   Synonym: differente

   Antonym: uguale

Noun

diverso m (plural diversi)

1. (euphemistic) homosexual, gay

   Synonym: omosessuale

Related terms

• diversamente
• diversi
• diversificare
• diversificazione
• diversità

Anagrams

• doversi

Ladino

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dīversus.

Adjective

diverso (feminine diversa)

1. diverse

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [diːˈwɛr.soː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [diˈvɛr.so]

Adjective

dīversō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dīversus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dīversus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈvɛʁ.su/ [d͡ʒiˈvɛh.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈvɛʁ.su/ [d͡ʒiˈvɛh.su]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈvɛɾ.su/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈvɛʁ.su/ [d͡ʒiˈvɛχ.su]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈvɛɻ.su/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈvɛɾ.su/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈvɛɾ.su/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈbɛɾ.su/ [diˈβɛɾ.su]

Adjective

diverso (feminine diversa, masculine plural diversos, feminine plural diversas)

1. diverse

   Synonyms: diferente, vário, variado, diversificado, diferenciado, heterogéneo

   Antonyms: invariado, homogéneo

2. diverse (composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics)
3. (in the plural) several

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:diverso.

Related terms

• divergir
• diversão
• diversicolor
• diversidade
• diversificação
• diversificado
• diversificante
• diversificar
• diversificável
• divertir

Further reading

• “diverso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “diverso”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “diverso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dīversus. Doublet of the inherited divieso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈbeɾso/ [d̪iˈβ̞eɾ.so]
• Rhymes: -eɾso
• Syllabification: di‧ver‧so

Adjective

diverso (feminine diversa, masculine plural diversos, feminine plural diversas)

1. diverse
2. (in the plural) several

Related terms

• diversidad

See also

• divieso

Further reading

• “diverso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025