Divers

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Divers \Di"vers\, a. [F. divers, L. diversus turned in different
     directions, different, p. p. of divertere. See {Divert}, and
     cf. {Diverse}.]
     1. Different in kind or species; diverse. [Obs.]
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              Every sect of them hath a divers posture. --Bacon.
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              Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds.
                                                    --Deut. xxii.
                                                    9.
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     2. Several; sundry; various; more than one, but not a great
        number; as, divers philosophers. Also used substantively
        or pronominally.
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              Divers of Antonio's creditors.        --Shak.
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     Note: Divers is now limited to the plural; as, divers ways
           (not divers way). Besides plurality it ordinarily
           implies variety of kind.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  divers
       adj : many and different; "tourist offices of divers
             nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents" [syn: {divers(a)},
              {diverse}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  63 Moby Thesaurus words for "divers":
     assorted, at odds, at variance, contrary, contrasted, contrasting,
     departing, deviating, deviative, different, differentiated,
     differing, disaccordant, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant,
     discrete, discriminated, disjoined, disparate, dissimilar,
     dissonant, distinct, distinguished, divergent, diverging, diverse,
     diversified, heterogeneous, in disagreement, inaccordant,
     incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, inharmonious,
     irreconcilable, manifold, many, many and various, miscellaneous,
     motley, multifarious, numerous, of all sorts, poles apart,
     poles asunder, separate, separated, several, some, sundry,
     unconformable, unequal, unlike, upwards of, variant, varied,
     variegated, various, varying, widely apart, worlds apart