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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024het•er•o•ge•ne•i•ty (het′ə rō jə nē′i tē),USA pronunciation n. - the quality or state of being heterogeneous;
composition from dissimilar parts;
disparateness.
- Medieval Latin heterogeneitās. See heterogeneous, -ity
- 1635–45
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024het•er•o•ge•ne•ous /ˌhɛtərəˈdʒiniəs, -ˈdʒinyəs/USA pronunciation adj. - composed of parts of different kinds; mixed.
het•er•o•ge•ne•i•ty /ˌhɛtəroʊdʒəˈniɪti/USA pronunciation het•er•o•ge•ne•ous•ness, n. [uncountable] het•er•o•ge•ne•ous•ly, adv. See -hetero-, -gen-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024het•er•o•ge•ne•ous (het′ər ə jē′nē əs, -jēn′yəs),USA pronunciation adj. - different in kind;
unlike;
incongruous. - composed of parts of different kinds;
having widely dissimilar elements or constituents:The party was attended by a heterogeneous group of artists, politicians, and social climbers. - Chemistry(of a mixture) composed of different substances or the same substance in different phases, as solid ice and liquid water.
- Greek heterogené̄s. See hetero-, gene, -ous
- Medieval Latin heterogeneus
- 1615–25
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged varied, diverse.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged homogeneous.
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