Diversity
Pronunciation : Di*ver"si*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [F. diversit?, L. diversitas, fr. diversus. See Diverse.]
Definition : 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.
pl. Diversities.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913