Antonyms for heterogeneous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : het-er-uh-jee-nee-uhs, -jeen-yuhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˌhɛt ər əˈdʒi ni əs, -ˈdʒin yəs

Definition of heterogeneous

Origin : 1620s, from Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek heterogenes, from heteros "different" (see hetero-) + genos "kind, gender, race stock" (see genus). Earlier in same sense was heterogeneal (c.1600).

adj assorted, miscellaneous

Example sentences :

Once, among the heterogeneous crowd of inmates there appeared a dancing-master.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

The crockery was heterogeneous, and was slumped under colour-headings.
Extract from : « The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 » by Various

The truth was, that his language and habits were as heterogeneous as his external appearance.
Extract from : « Waverley » by Sir Walter Scott

In a corner was a heterogeneous mass of soggy, dirty garments.
Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London

Viscount Melbourne was called in with a heterogeneous Cabinet.
Extract from : « A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year » by Edwin Emerson

This heterogeneous family is well represented in the Nilgiris.
Extract from : « Birds of the Indian Hills » by Douglas Dewar

He who borrows only from heterogeneous works is not a plagiarist.
Extract from : « A Simpleton » by Charles Reade

Horace tried to make fun of the heterogeneous cups and saucers.
Extract from : « Reginald Cruden » by Talbot Baines Reed

Besides, that sort of heterogeneous relationship is so easily misconstrued.
Extract from : « Not Like Other Girls » by Rosa N. Carey

These heterogeneous masses can never be dangerous to Greece.
Extract from : « An Egyptian Princess, Complete » by Georg Ebers

Synonyms for heterogeneous

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