diversity

di-ver-si-ty · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The state of being diverse; variety.

  2. 2.

    The practice or quality of including people from different social and ethnic backgrounds.

  3. 3.

    A range of different things or people.

Forms

plural: diversities

Phrases & expressions

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    Diversity and inclusion — Practices that ensure varied representation.
  • •
    Biodiversity — Variety of life in an ecosystem.
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    Cultural diversity — The variety of cultures in a society.
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    Diversity training — Education about working with people from different backgrounds.

Related words

Antonyms: homogeneity, sameness, uniformity
See also: diverse, inclusion, variety
Synonyms: heterogeneity, multiplicity, range, variety

Etymology

From Old French diversite, from Latin diversitas ("contrariety, disagreement, difference"), from diversus ("turned different ways, different").