diversity

/daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/
noun

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

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 3 meanings

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

  2. A variety; diverse types or examples.

  3. Equal-opportunity inclusion.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

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

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disuniformityheterogeneityirregularitymultiformitynonconformitynonhomogeneitynonregularitynonuniformity

DIVERSITY at a glance

DIVERSITY has 9 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (D 2 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1 + S 1 + I 1 + T 1 + Y 4) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,073 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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