diversity

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   noticeable heterogeneity

   a diversity of possibilities

2. 2
   noun

   The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness.

   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

3. 3
   noun

   A variety; diverse types or examples.

   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 […]

4. 4
   noun

   Equal-opportunity inclusion.

   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.

5. 5
   noun

   the condition or result of being changeable

Etymology

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