ADJECTIVE | all | heterogeneous, heterogenous | consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature |
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all | heterogeneous, heterogenous | originating outside the body |
Sounds | hheh.terahjhiy'nyahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | Consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature. | |
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Example | "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous" | |
Synonym | heterogenous | |
Narrower | assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry | consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds |
disparate | Including markedly dissimilar / dissimilar elements | |
inhomogeneous, nonuniform | not homogeneous | |
See also | different | Unlike in nature or quality or form or degree |
diversified | Having variety of character or form or components | |
varied | Characterized by variety | |
Opposite | homogeneous, homogenous | All of the same or similar / similar kind or nature |
Spanish | diverso, heterogéneo | |
Catalan | heterogeni | |
Nouns | heterogeneity, heterogeneousness | the quality of being diverse and not comparable / comparable in kind |
Meaning | originating outside the body. | |
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Synonym | heterogenous | |
Opposite | autogenous, autogenic | originating within the body |
Spanish | heterogéneo | |
Catalan | heterogeni |
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