divergent C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /dɪˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/ UK /daɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/ See IPA manual Freq #51974 Meanings 1 adj Differing from one another or from a standard. The two scientists held sharply divergent views on the cause. 2 adj Moving apart in different directions. The two rivers follow divergent courses after the valley. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · moving apart in different... diverging Word family Derived forms codivergentdivergentlyenantiodivergenthyperdivergenthypodivergentmultidivergentneurodivergentnondivergentnormodivergentregiodivergentstereodivergentundivergent Related forms convergediverge Appears in Phrases (1) See all divergent thinker a person who explores unusual directions and alternative solutions to a problem Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # divergent **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/ **IPA (UK):** /daɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/ **Frequency rank:** 51974 ## Meanings 1. Differing from one another or from a standard. 2. Moving apart in different directions. ## Examples - The two scientists held sharply divergent views on the cause. - The two rivers follow divergent courses after the valley. ## Derived Forms - codivergent - divergently - enantiodivergent - hyperdivergent - hypodivergent - multidivergent - neurodivergent - nondivergent - normodivergent - regiodivergent - stereodivergent - undivergent ## Related Forms - converge - diverge ## Etymology From Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent. ## AI Etymology Divergent is from Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean differing from one another or from a standard, or moving apart in different directions. Related forms include converge, diverge. Derived formations include codivergent, divergently, enantiodivergent, hyperdivergent, hypodivergent. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown