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I like diversity; I want one character to be very different from the next. I love to live with a character for a long time if I can, but I like one character to be different from the next.
Linda Cardellini

Meaning of "diversity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIVERSITY

diversity  [daɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIVERSITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diversity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIVERSITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of diversity in the English dictionary

The first definition of diversity in the dictionary is the state or quality of being different or varied. Other definition of diversity is a point of difference. Diversity is also the relation that holds between two entities when and only when they are not identical; the property of being numerically distinct.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIVERSITY


abstrusity
æbˈstruːsɪtɪ
adversity
ədˈvɜːsɪtɪ
antiobesity
ˌæntɪəʊˈbiːsɪtɪ
biodiversity
ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
caducity
kəˈdjuːsɪtɪ
cecity
ˈsiːsɪtɪ
globesity
ˌɡləʊˈbiːsɪtɪ
interuniversity
ˌɪntəˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
intervarsity
ˌɪntəˈvɑːsɪtɪ
klendusity
klɛnˈdjuːsɪtɪ
multiversity
ˌmʌltɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
obtusity
əbˈtjuːsɪtɪ
overdiversity
ˌəʊvədaɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
paucity
ˈpɔːsɪtɪ
perversity
pəˈvɜːsɪtɪ
polydispersity
ˌpɒlɪdɪˈspɜːsɪtɪ
raucity
ˈrɔːsɪtɪ
sparsity
ˈspɑːsɪtɪ
university
ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
varsity
ˈvɑːsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIVERSITY

divers
diverse
diversely
diverseness
diversifiable
diversification
diversified
diversifier
diversifies
diversiform
diversify
diversion
diversional therapy
diversionary
diversionist
diversly
divert
diverter
divertibility
divertible

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIVERSITY

antiuniversity
biological diversity
campus university
civic university
curiosity
density
generosity
high-density
intensity
luminosity
necessity
nonuniversity
obesity
Open University
preuniversity
propensity
redbrick university
State university
the Open University
viscosity

Synonyms and antonyms of diversity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DIVERSITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «diversity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of diversity

Translation of «diversity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIVERSITY

Find out the translation of diversity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of diversity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diversity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多样性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diversidad
570 millions of speakers

English

diversity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विविधता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التنوع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разнообразие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diversidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৈচিত্র্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diversité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepelbagaian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vielfalt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

多様性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다양성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bhinéka
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đa dạng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பன்முகத்தன்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विविधता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çeşitlilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diversità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

różnorodność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

різноманітність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diversitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ποικιλομορφία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diversiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mångfald
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mangfold
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of diversity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVERSITY»

The term «diversity» is very widely used and occupies the 7.592 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of diversity
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «diversity».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVERSITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «diversity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «diversity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about diversity

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10 QUOTES WITH «DIVERSITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word diversity.
1
Bella Abzug
We are affirming human rights for all women and girls, acknowledging the full range of diversity that exists, and detailing actions to prevent violence.
2
Sean Berdy
I can see that 'Switched at Birth' is attracting audiences because of the diversity and the American Sign Language as well. American Sign Language is such a beautiful language, and people want more of that.
3
Daniel Boone
One day I undertook a tour through the country, and the diversity and beauties of nature I met with in this charming season, expelled every gloomy and vexatious thought.
4
Adam Brody
Really, as long as I am working and have diversity, I am happy.
5
Linda Cardellini
I like diversity; I want one character to be very different from the next. I love to live with a character for a long time if I can, but I like one character to be different from the next.
6
Carol P. Christ
The Goddess of Old Europe and Ancient Crete represented the unity of life in nature, delight in the diversity of form, the powers of birth, death and regeneration.
7
Tyler Cowen
Real cultural diversity results from the interchange of ideas, products, and influences, not from the insular development of a single national style.
8
Tyler Cowen
The 'low' quality of many American films, and of much American popular culture, induces many art lovers to support cultural protectionism. Few people wish to see the cultural diversity of the world disappear under a wave of American market dominance.
9
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
They are unique in the simplicity, the diversity, the related harmony of the forms of life that they enclose.
10
Roger Ebert
Parents and schools should place great emphasis on the idea that it is all right to be different. Racism and all the other 'isms' grow from primitive tribalism, the instinctive hostility against those of another tribe, race, religion, nationality, class or whatever. You are a lucky child if your parents taught you to accept diversity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIVERSITY»

Discover the use of diversity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to diversity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Diversity and Evolutionary Biology of Tropical Flowers
This volume concentrates on tropical flowers in which, whilst sharing many of the features seen in temperate flowers, exhibit phenomena which are purely tropical.
‎1996
2
The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better ...
Knowledge of this book should be a litmus test for educators and diversity trainers--if you haven't read it, you are just talking metaphor. Stop playing defense and start playing offense by buying this book.
Scott E. Page, 2007
3
Diversity: the invention of a concept
Argues that the historical meaning of diversity--traditionally defined as variety and multiplicy--is being lost in current American efforts toward prescribed numerical outcomes based on ethnic, racial, or physical characteristics.
Peter Wood, 2003
4
Cultural Diversity: A Primer for the Human Services
The text also helps students to better understand their own prejudices so that they can be more effective counselors when working with clients of different cultures.
Jerry Diller, 2010
5
Diversity and Multiculturalism: A Reader
This is the quintessential collection of work by critical scholars committed to redefining the conversation on multiculturalism and diversity.
Shirley R. Steinberg, 2009
6
Understanding Cultural Diversity in Today's Complex World
As a nation, we are not well equipped to deal with the swirling transitions that are converging on us on a daily basis because of the nature of being the most diverse country in the world.This text will well serve the purpose for many who ...
Leo Parvis, 2013
7
America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity
Drawing from a new national survey and hundreds of in-depth qualitative interviews, this book is the first systematic effort to assess how well the nation is meeting the current challenges of religious and cultural diversity.
Robert Wuthnow, 2011
8
Diversity in Organizations
The book conducts in-depth explorations of key racial/ethnic groups, sex and gender, religion, work and family, weight and appearance, physical and mental ability, and sexual orientation.
Myrtle Bell, 2011
9
Diversity and Complexity
This book provides an introduction to the role of diversity in complex adaptive systems.
Scott E. Page, 2010
10
Student Diversity: Classroom Strategies to Meet the Learning ...
Offers classroom strategies to achieve positive academic and social outcomes for students with or without disabilities.
Faye Brownlie, Catherine Feniak, Leyton Schnellert, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIVERSITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term diversity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gender Diversity on Boards: Good, Bad or Indifferent?
I talk a lot about the "business case" for gender diversity in leadership. I have been looking at studies challenging a primary pillar of the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
The Diversity Report Gap: Without Specific Goals, No Accountability
The diversity reports are back. Yesterday Yahoo became the most recent tech company to tell us how painfully similar its diversity numbers are ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»
3
Commerce Secretary Pritzker: On Diversity, Silicon Valley Can …
So what if the answer to its diversity conundrum was in a city whose mere mention makes many techies turn up their noses – Washington. «Forbes, Jul 15»
4
Diversity: Our national-security advantage
Diversity: Our national-security advantage. By Thomas E. ... The national-security profession lacks diversity of all kinds. Despite the modest ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
5
Online assessment to survey diversity
The office of the Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs began an external diversity assessment for IU-Bloomington and ... «Indiana Daily Student, Jul 15»
6
Google's sexist algorithms offer an important lesson in diversity
The first is that as our machines get smarter and we trust them to do more of our thinking, diversity in tech becomes more important. The reason ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
7
Elected prosecutors in Oklahoma lack diversity, mirror a national trend
In Tulsa County, District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler said he “aggressively” tries to recruit minority prosecutors in his office because diversity ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
8
Trying to bring more diversity to the NSA
Debora Plunkett is the senior adviser for equality at the National Security Agency, where she leads the organization's diversity efforts and best ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
9
NCAA honors Jones, Bjork with new diversity awards
The Champions of Diversity and Inclusion recognition was created by the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee, comprised of ... «WTVA, Jul 15»
10
Smithsonian Launches Project to Capture Plant Genomic Diversity
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History announced today a project to capture the genomic ... «GenomeWeb, Jul 15»

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