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Definition of: disparate
(dis′pə·rit) adjective
That cannot be compared; dissimilar; radically different; different in essential qualities. [<L disparatus, pp. of disparare <dis- apart + parare make ready; infl. in meaning by L dispars, -partis unequal]
—dis′pa·rate·ly adverb
—dis′pa·rate·ness noun
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