diversos

Diversos is an adjective used in Spanish and Portuguese to indicate a variety or multiplicity of elements. It describes a set of things that are not all the same, and it is often synonymous with que abarca varios, diferentes o heterogéneos. The masculine plural form is diversos, the feminine plural diversAs; the singular forms are diverso (masc) and diversa (fem).

Etymology and range of meaning: Diversos derives from Latin diversus, meaning turned in different directions or different. Through the Romance languages it acquired the sense of variety or difference among items within a group. In both Spanish and Portuguese, it is used to characterize collections, ideas or people as not uniform.

Usage and nuance: Diversos is commonly placed before or after the noun it modifies, as in diversos temas, diversos autores, or diversas culturas. It signals heterogeneity rather than merely quantity, and it is frequently employed in formal, academic, journalistic, and general writing. It can introduce non-exhaustive lists or refer to a broad set of items. In practice, diverso (singular) highlights a single entity that is not uniform, while diversos/diversas emphasize a range of different elements within a group.

See also: Diversity, Variety, Heterogeneity. Note that adjectives agree with the noun in gender and number, so the forms diversi, diversas, diverso, diverse appear according to context.