'Divers' definitions:
Definition of 'divers'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents" [syn: divers(a), diverse]
Definition of 'Divers'
From: 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.] [1913 Webster]
- Every sect of them hath a divers posture. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds. --Deut. xxii. 9. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Several; sundry; various; more than one, but not a great number; as, divers philosophers. Also used substantively or pronominally. [1913 Webster]
- Divers of Antonio's creditors. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Divers is now limited to the plural; as, divers ways (not divers way). Besides plurality it ordinarily implies variety of kind. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'divers'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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