diversity
//daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti//
formalForms
- Plural
- diversities
Definitions
1.The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness.
- In much she reminded me constantly of my own lost child; in other ways she attracted me by her diversity.
- On December 17 I addressed the UN General Assembly, stating that it was this nation's policy to help create a world that "can be safe for diversity and free from hostility."
2.A variety; diverse types or examples.
3.Equal-opportunity inclusion.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2756
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin dīversitās, equivalent to diverse + -ity.
Displaced native Old English mislīcnes.