diversity

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin dīversitās, equivalent to diverse +‎ -ity. Displaced native Old English mislīcnes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/, /dɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/ === Noun === diversity (countable and uncountable, plural diversities) The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonuniformity 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): 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 A variety; diverse types or examples. Synonym: selection (chiefly business) Equal-opportunity inclusion. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== diverse divert divers ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== inclusivity