divers

divers
adjective /ˈdaɪvəz/

And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

b) of many different sorts

Shortly after this I had to go out of town. Divers sound sportsmen had invited me to pay visits to their country places, and it wasnt for several months that I settled down in the city again.


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  • divers — divers, erse [ divɛr, ɛrs ] adj. • 1119; lat. diversus « opposé », et par ext. « varié » 1 ♦ Qui présente plusieurs aspects, plusieurs caractères différents, simultanément ou successivement. ⇒ changeant, composite, disparate, hétérogène, multiple …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • divers — divers, erse (di vêr, vèr s ; l s se lie : di verz ouvrages) adj. 1°   Qui présente plusieurs faces, plusieurs côtés, plusieurs apparences. Un objet divers. On continua la campagne avec des succès divers. •   Ah ! Dieu ! qu un divers mal… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • divers — DIVÉRS, Ă, diverşi, se, adj. 1. Care prezintă aspecte, trăsături variate, diferite; diferit, variat, felurit. ♢ Fapt divers = a) întâmplare banală, de toate zilele; b) rubrică de ziar care prezintă succint întâmplările şi evenimentele petrecute… …   Dicționar Român

  • Divers — Di vers, a. [F. divers, L. diversus turned in different directions, different, p. p. of divertere. See {Divert}, and cf. {Diverse}.] 1. Different in kind or species; diverse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Every sect of them hath a divers posture. Bacon.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • divers — DIVERS, [div]erse. adj. Different, dissemblable, de nature ou de qualité differente. Ils sont de divers sentiments, de diverse Religion. divers temperaments. diverses propositions. les jours sont bien divers. Il sign. aussi, Plusieurs. Il a parlé …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • divers — DIVERS, ERSE. adject. Différent, dissemblable, qui est de nature ou de qualité différente. Ils sont de divers sentimens, d opinion diverse. Divers tempéramens. Diverses propositions. [b]f♛/b] Il signifie aussi Plusieurs. Il a parlé à diverses… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • divers — index dissimilar, diverse, manifold Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 divers …   Law dictionary

  • divers — Adj verschieden erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. dīversus, PPP. von l. dīvertere auseinandergehen, voneinander abweichen , zu l. vertere (versum) umwenden, drehen und l. dis . Hierzu das faktitive Verb… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • divers — (adj.) mid 13c., not alike (sense now in diverse); late 13c., separate, distinct; various, from O.Fr. divers (11c.) different, various, singular, odd, exceptional, wretched, treacherous, perverse, from L. diversus turned different ways, in L.L.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • divers — [dī′vərz] adj. [ME & OFr divers(e): see DIVERSE] 1. several; various 2. Archaic diverse …   English World dictionary

  • Divers — (v. lat.), verschieden. Diverse Conti (Hdlgsw.), s. Conto per diverse. Diversität, Verschiedenheit …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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