DIVERSITY

diversity

(noun) the condition or result of being changeable

diverseness, diversity, multifariousness, variety

(noun) noticeable heterogeneity; “a diversity of possibilities”; “the range and variety of his work is amazing”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

diversity (countable and uncountable, plural diversities)

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

A variety; diverse types or examples.

(mostly, business) equal-opportunity inclusion

Synonyms

• (quality of being diverse or different): See also nonuniformity

• (diverse types or examples): selection

Source: Wiktionary


Di*ver"si*ty, n.; pl. Diversities. Etym: [F. diversité, L. diversitas, fr. diversus. See Diverse.]

1. A state of difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness. They will prove opposite; and not resting in a bare diversity, rise into a contrariety. South.

2. Multiplicity of difference; multiformity; variety. "Diversity of sounds." Shak. "Diversities of opinion." Secker.

3. Variegation. "Bright diversities of day." Pope.

Syn.

– See Variety.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PROGRESSIVISM

(noun) the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society


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