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- pronunciation:
- he
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
made up of parts or members that differ from each other. (Cf. homogeneous.)
The dogs at the shelter form a heterogeneous group ranging from boxers to bulldogs to chihuahuas.- antonyms:
- homogeneous
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definition 2: |
different in nature; not belonging together; incongruous.
- antonyms:
- homogeneous
- similar words:
- miscellaneous
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related words: |
assorted, diverse, miscellaneous, motley, multifarious, various |
adverb + (adj.)heterogeneous
culturally, essentially, ethnically, extremely, highly, ideologically, increasingly, more, necessarily, particularly, racially, radically, religiously, seemingly, significantly, socially, together, truly
(adj.)heterogeneous
+ adverb
poorly, ultimately
(adj.)heterogeneous
+ noun
achievement,
background,
character,
class,
classroom,
coalition,
collection,
community,
composition,
content,
context,
contrast,
culture,
discourse,
discussion,
disorder,
distribution,
diversity,
electorate,
element,
enhancement,
environment,
group,
grouping,
habitat,
identity,
landscape,
learner,
mass,
material,
meaning,
membership,
mix,
mixture,
mode,
modeling,
movement,
nature,
neighborhood,
notion,
object,
origin,
outcome,
patch,
phenomenon,
population,
region,
runner,
sample,
setting,
society,
soil,
structure,
student,
task,
unity,
variability,
variation,
variety,
vegetation,
whole,
youth
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derivations: |
heterogeneously (adv.), heterogeneousness (n.) |
The word heterogeneous
contains the following parts:
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
  More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
  Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, amorous, amorphous, anadromous, androgynous, anomalous, apetalous, apocarpous, apterous, aqueous, atrocious, auspicious, avaricious, azygous, captious, carnivorous, chromous, coterminous, covetous, curious, delicious, diadromous, diaphanous, dicephalous, dioecious, disingenuous, egregious, endogenous, enormous, epigynous, euphonious, extemporaneous, ferocious, fortuitous, generous, glorious, gracious, gregarious, heterogamous, heterogeneous, homogeneous, homogenous, homologous, homopterous, hydrous, hypogynous, illustrious, impecunious, impervious, incommodious, incongruous, inconspicuous, indecorous, infamous, infelicitous, innocuous, intravenous, isogenous, isomerous, joyous, judicious, laborious, ludicrous, lustrous, magnanimous, malicious, malodorous, monoclinous, monoecious, multiparous, nauseous, perigynous, poisonous, porous, precious, quadrumanous, ramous, rebellious, spacious, subaqueous, synchronous, tubuliflorous, unanimous, valorous, vicious, wondrous, xerophilous
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