Definition of "diverse" in English

adjective

1. Consisting of different elements; various.

2. Capable of or having various forms in different situations or at different times; multiform.

3. Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: of a community, organization, etc.: composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status; especially, having a sizeable representation of people who are minorities in the community, organization, etc.

4. Not the same; different, dissimilar, distinct.

5. (nonstandard) Of a person: belonging to a minority group.

6. Differing from what is good or right, or beneficial; bad, evil; harmful.

7. Having different colours; mottled, variegated.

8. Causing one to be indecisive between different viewpoints.

adverb

1. (obsolete) Synonym of diversely (“in different directions”).

verb

1. (transitive) Synonym of diversify.

2. (intransitive, obsolete, rare) To go a different route or way from someone else; to diverge, to separate.