diversity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/
- (UK) audio
- /dɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/
Etymology
From Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin dīversitās, equivalent to diverse + -ity. Displaced native Old English mislīcnes.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness.
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."
1971, Lyndon Johnson, “"I feel like I have already been here a year"”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 23:From this view of the case, my friends, I am driven irresistibly to the conclusion that diversity, dissimilarity, variety in all our local and domestic institutions, is the great safeguard of our liberties
1858 July 9, Stephen A. Douglas, "Speech of Stephen A. Douglas in Chicago", published in Political Debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas (Cleveland, 1897)In much she reminded me constantly of my own lost child; in other ways she attracted me by her diversity.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) A variety; diverse types or examples.
The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile. Only the city zoo offers greater species diversity.
2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects …”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:Hendryx has laid down eight tracks that flow seamlessly through funk, disco, gospel, rock and reggae, with nary a false step along the way. She is at home in this diversity of styles because she has paid her dues in all of them: from her days as one of the dynamoes of Labelle through collaborations with rock band Talking Heads, funk band Cameo […]
1983 August 6, Rob Schmieder, “Disco Consumers And Rock Activists”, in Gay Community News, page 15:
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(countable, uncountable) Equal-opportunity inclusion.
Diversity is now a big industry — about $8 billion per year gets spent on diversity trainings in America — and parents might be feeling blindsided by the rapid changes, many of which came after last year’s George Floyd protests.
2021 November 11, Jay Caspian Kang, “Can We Talk About Critical Race Theory?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:One place there were none, of course, was on the Buckingham Palace balcony, as was observed by the Bridgerton actor Adjoa Andoh – who contrasted on the ITV coverage “the rich diversity of the abbey” and “a terribly white balcony”.
2023 May 7, Caroline Davies, Emily Dugan, quoting Adjoa Andoh, “Coronation aimed for diversity but real challenges still lie ahead”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:Bakke has shaped a precarious context for diversity initiatives in higher education. On the one hand, the U.S. Supreme Court has reasoned that race may serve a purpose in the admissions process; however, race may not be used as a corrective measure, such as by establishing quotas.
2003, Adalberto Aguirre, Racial and Ethnic Diversity in America: A Reference Handbook, page 72:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| diversities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sexual diversity · psychodiversity · chemodiversity · time diversity · xenodiversity · diversity fatigue · multidiversity · virodiversity · paleodiversity · ethnodiversity · superdiversity · ecodiversity · evaluative diversity · moral diversity · hyperdiversity · antidiversity · diversity jurisdiction · agrodiversity · linguistic diversity index · overdiversity · geodiversity · biodiversity · theodiversity · pyrodiversity · diversicrat · divershitty · macrodiversity · pedodiversity · diversity hire · ichthyodiversity · diversity is perversity · serodiversity · genetic diversity · topodiversity · nondiversity · palaeodiversity · diversity statement · sociodiversity · technodiversity · genodiversity · mycodiversity · dieversity · bibliodiversity · phylodiversity · microdiversity · cyberdiversity · megadiversity · phytodiversity · polydiversity · ichnodiversity
Relateds
diverse · divert · divers · inclusivity
Synonyms
variety · nonregularity · heterogeneity · selection · unconformity · disuniformity · nonuniformity · multiformity · diversity · nonhomogeneity · nonconformity · irregularity
Translations (74)
la diversitas (quality of being diverse; difference) · hu sokszínűség (quality of being diverse; difference) · is fjölbreytni (quality of being diverse; difference) · sh diverzìtēt (quality of being diverse; difference) · sk diverzita (quality of being diverse; difference) · bg разнообразие (quality of being diverse; difference) · ar تَعَدُّدِيَّة (quality of being diverse; difference) · cs rozmanitost (quality of being diverse; difference) · he מגוון (quality of being diverse; difference) · es diversidad (quality of being diverse; difference) · hu különféleség (quality of being diverse; difference) · fa تنوع (quality of being diverse; difference) · hy բազմազանություն (quality of being diverse; difference) · id keragaman (quality of being diverse; difference) · nl verscheidenheid (quality of being diverse; difference) · mt diversità (quality of being diverse; difference) · ka სახესხვაობა (quality of being diverse; difference) · nb mangfold (quality of being diverse; difference) · de Unterschiedlichkeit (quality of being diverse; difference) · nn mangfald (quality of being diverse; difference) · sh raznòlikōst (quality of being diverse; difference) · tr çeşitlilik (quality of being diverse; difference) · cs diverzita (quality of being diverse; difference) · ja 多様性 (quality of being diverse; difference) · de Vielfalt (quality of being diverse; difference) · ang mislīcnes (quality of being diverse; difference) · eo diverseco (quality of being diverse; difference) · tl kaibahan (quality of being diverse; difference) · ca diversitat (quality of being diverse; difference) · ru разнообра́зие (quality of being diverse; difference) · nl diversiteit (quality of being diverse; difference) · pt diversidade (quality of being diverse; difference) · it diversità (quality of being diverse; difference) · ja 変化 (quality of being diverse; difference) · de Mannigfaltigkeit (quality of being diverse; difference) · el ποικιλότητα (quality of being diverse; difference) · de Diversität (quality of being diverse; difference) · cmn 多樣性 /多样性 (quality of being diverse; difference) · da mangfoldighed (quality of being diverse; difference) · sv mångfald (quality of being diverse; difference) · uk різномані́тність (quality of being diverse; difference) · eu aniztasun (quality of being diverse; difference) · cs rozdílnost (quality of being diverse; difference) · cmn 變化 /变化 (quality of being diverse; difference) · tl dibersidad (quality of being diverse; difference) · th ความหลากหลาย (quality of being diverse; difference) · fr diversité (quality of being diverse; difference) · qu ñawra (quality of being diverse; difference) · tl pagkakaiba-iba (quality of being diverse; difference) · sh heterogenost (quality of being diverse; difference) · ne विविधता (quality of being diverse; difference) · hu változatosság (quality of being diverse; difference) · te భిన్నత్వం (quality of being diverse; difference) · hi विविधता (quality of being diverse; difference) · hu sokféleség (quality of being diverse; difference) · ga éagsúlacht (quality of being diverse; difference) · gl diversidade (quality of being diverse; difference) · da diversitet (quality of being diverse; difference) · kk әралуандылық (quality of being diverse; difference) · sk rozmanitosť (quality of being diverse; difference) · ka მრავალფეროვნება (quality of being diverse; difference) · hu heterogenitás (quality of being diverse; difference) · de Vielfältigkeit (quality of being diverse; difference) · lv daudzveidība (quality of being diverse; difference) · vi sự đa dạng (quality of being diverse; difference) · id diversitas (quality of being diverse; difference) · pl różnorodność (quality of being diverse; difference) · ast diversidá (quality of being diverse; difference) · ms diversiti (quality of being diverse; difference) · fi monimuotoisuus (quality of being diverse; difference) · io divereso (quality of being diverse; difference) · id keanekaragaman (quality of being diverse; difference) · ar تَنَوُّع (quality of being diverse; difference) · az müxtəliflik (quality of being diverse; difference)