heterogeneous
made of different kinds
Roots
- -ous / -ious: full of or marked by a quality
- gen / gener: birth, kind, origin, or producing
- hetero-: other or different
Other words with the gen / gener root
- congenial: pleasant, friendly, or naturally suited
- disingenuous: not candid; pretending to be sincere
- engender: to cause or bring into being
- generate: to produce or bring into being
- homogeneous: of the same kind throughout
- ingenuous: innocent and straightforward
Hetero gives different and gen gives kind. Heterogeneous groups mix different kinds.
The class was heterogeneous, with students from many fields.