heterogeneous C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌhɛtərəˈdʒiniəs/ UK /ˌhɛtərəˈdʒiːniəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj composed of diverse or dissimilar elements The city's heterogeneous population spoke dozens of languages. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · composed of diverse or... diversevariedmixeddissimilardisparatemotleyassorted ↔ Opposites homogeneousuniformidenticalalikeconsistent Word family Derived forms heterogeneouslyheterogeneity Related forms heterogeneityhomogeneous Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek heterogenēs, from heteros ('other, different') + genos ('kind, race'). ἑτερογενής Ancient Greek ἕτερος Ancient Greek γένος Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # heterogeneous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌhɛtərəˈdʒiniəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌhɛtərəˈdʒiːniəs/ ## Meanings 1. composed of diverse or dissimilar elements ## Examples - The city's heterogeneous population spoke dozens of languages. ## Synonyms - diverse - varied - mixed - dissimilar - disparate - motley - assorted ## Antonyms - homogeneous - uniform - identical - alike - consistent ## Derived Forms - heterogeneously - heterogeneity ## Related Forms - heterogeneity - homogeneous ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ἑτερογενής - Root: ἕτερος - Root: γένος - Affix: hetero- - different ## Etymology From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek heterogenēs, from heteros ('other, different') + genos ('kind, race'). ## AI Etymology Heterogeneous is from Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek heterogenēs, from heteros ('other, different') + genos ('kind, race'). Important recorded forms include ἑτερογενής (Ancient Greek), ἕτερος (Ancient Greek), and γένος (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers composed of diverse or dissimilar elements. The wider family includes derived forms such as heterogeneously and heterogeneity and related words such as heterogeneity and homogeneous. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown