divergency C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /daɪˈvɝdʒənsi/ UK /daɪˈvɜːdʒənsi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of diverging; a difference or departure from a common point A growing divergency of opinion split the once-united party. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of diverging; a... divergencedifferencedeviationdeparturedisparityvariance ↔ Opposites convergenceagreementconformitysimilarity Word family Related forms divergedivergentdivergence Etymology AI details From diverge + -ency; diverge from Latin divergere ('to bend in different directions'), from dis- ('apart') + vergere ('to bend, incline, turn'). divergere Latin vergere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # divergency **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /daɪˈvɝdʒənsi/ **IPA (UK):** /daɪˈvɜːdʒənsi/ ## Meanings 1. the state of diverging; a difference or departure from a common point ## Examples - A growing divergency of opinion split the once-united party. ## Synonyms - divergence - difference - deviation - departure - disparity - variance ## Antonyms - convergence - agreement - conformity - similarity ## Related Forms - diverge - divergent - divergence ## Roots and Affixes - Root: divergere - Root: vergere ## Etymology From diverge + -ency; diverge from Latin divergere ('to bend in different directions'), from dis- ('apart') + vergere ('to bend, incline, turn'). ## AI Etymology Divergency is from diverge + -ency; diverge from Latin divergere ('to bend in different directions'), from dis- ('apart') + vergere ('to bend, incline, turn'). Important recorded forms include divergere (Latin) and vergere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the state of diverging; a difference or departure from a common point. The wider family includes related words such as diverge, divergent, and divergence. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown