Other forms: diversities
Diversity is the rich mix of different kinds within one group. Biological diversity, a diversity of opinion, diversity in the workforce.
In ecology, biodiversity is the number and variety of species in a place, and it is one of the standard measures of ecosystem health. In organisations, diversity means having people of different backgrounds, and it is usually paired with inclusion, which is whether they can actually participate. Note diverse, the adjective; diversify, meaning to spread across different areas; and that a diversity of opinion is the oldest use of the word.
1noundiversityThe mix of different kinds within one group.
“The diversity of species there is higher than anywhere in the county.”
synonyms: variety, range
diversity is a variety.
Also accepted in games: variety
Latin diversitas comes from divertere, to turn aside — di- plus vertere, to turn. Diverse things have turned in different directions, and divert, diverse and divorce all come from the same turning away.
Latin
dīversitās
Old French
diversité
Middle English
diversite
English, today
diversity
From Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin dīversitās, equivalent to diverse + -ity. Displaced native mislīcnes.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA