diversity

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/ See IPA manual

Freq #13703

Meanings

1

noun
The state of having many different kinds of people or things together.

The city is famous for the diversity of its food and cultures.
2

noun
A range of different types or examples.

The album moves through a wonderful diversity of musical styles.
3

noun
The practice of including people of different races, genders, and backgrounds.

The company has new programs to promote diversity in hiring.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of having many... variety heterogeneity

2 noun · a range of different types... selection

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Forms diversities

Derived forms agrodiversityantidiversitybibliodiversitybiodiversitychemodiversitycyberdiversitydieversitydivershittydiversicratethnodiversitygenodiversitygeodiversity

Related forms divers diverse divertinclusivity

Etymology

From Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin dīversitās, equivalent to diverse + -ity. Displaced native Old English mislīcnes.

diversite Middle English diversité Old French

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# diversity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/
**Frequency rank:** 13703

## Meanings
1. The state of having many different kinds of people or things together.
2. A range of different types or examples.
3. The practice of including people of different races, genders, and backgrounds.

## Examples
- The city is famous for the diversity of its food and cultures.
- The album moves through a wonderful diversity of musical styles.
- The company has new programs to promote diversity in hiring.

## Derived Forms
- agrodiversity
- antidiversity
- bibliodiversity
- biodiversity
- chemodiversity
- cyberdiversity
- dieversity
- divershitty
- diversicrat
- ethnodiversity
- genodiversity
- geodiversity

## Related Forms
- divers
- diverse
- divert
- inclusivity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: diversite
- Root: diversité

## Etymology
From Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin dīversitās, equivalent to diverse + -ity. Displaced native Old English mislīcnes.

## AI Etymology
Diversity is from Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin dīversitās, equivalent to diverse + -ity. Displaced native Old English mislīcnes. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean the state of having many different kinds of people or things together, or a range of different types or examples. Related forms include divers, diverse, divert, inclusivity. Derived formations include agrodiversity, antidiversity, bibliodiversity, biodiversity, chemodiversity.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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