heterogeneous

Questions about heterogeneous

What does heterogeneous mean?

heterogeneous means "consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in heterogeneous?

heterogeneous has 5 syllables: het-e-ro-ge-neous. The stress falls on "ge". In IPA it is /ˌhɛtɚəˈdʒinjəs/.

What is another word for heterogeneous?

Close synonyms include heterogenous, heterogenous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of heterogeneous?

The recorded antonyms are homogeneous.

Is heterogeneous a common word?

heterogeneous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with heterogeneous?

2 words rhyme with heterogeneous. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.