adjective
disparate
DIS-puh-ruht/ˈdɪspərət/
So different in kind that comparison is difficult.
The rose, granite rock, and metal gear are strikingly disparate objects.
Etymology
Latin dis- and parare formed disparare, “divide, separate.” Its meaning seems to have been influenced by dispar, “unequal, unlike,” helping explain the English emphasis on fundamental difference.
In context
all these different disparate um socioeconomic factors feed in to that solipsism that self-destruction
More examples
- She draws inspiration from disparate sources, including folk tales and robotics.
- The committee struggles to compare proposals with such disparate goals.
- Profits and personal happiness are disparate measures of success.
Forms
disparate
disparateness noun — The quality of being fundamentally different.
Similar words
- dissimilar
- Describes things that differ without making comparison especially difficult.
- incomparable
- Stresses the impossibility of meaningful comparison, not merely fundamental difference.