diversities

Noun

diversity (countable and uncountable, plural diversities)

1. The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness.
   • From this view of the case, my friends, I am driven irresistibly to the conclusion that diversity, dissimilarity, variety in all our local and domestic institutions, is the great safeguard of our liberties1858 July 9, Stephen A. Douglas, "Speech of Stephen A. Douglas in Chicago", published in Political Debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas (Cleveland, 1897)

   Synonyms:

   disuniformity, heterogeneity, irregularity, multiformity, nonconformity, nonhomogeneity, nonregularity, nonuniformity, unconformity, variety

2. A variety; diverse types or examples.
   • Hendryx has laid down eight tracks that flow seamlessly through funk, disco, gospel, rock and reggae, with nary a false step along the way. She is at home in this diversity of styles because she has paid her dues in all of them: from her days as one of the dynamoes of Labelle through collaborations...1983 August 6, Rob Schmieder, “Disco Consumers And Rock Activists”, in Gay Community News, page 15

   Synonyms:

   selection

3. Equal-opportunity inclusion.
   • Bakke has shaped a precarious context for diversity initiatives in higher education. On the one hand, the U.S. Supreme Court has reasoned that race may serve a purpose in the admissions process; however, race may not be used as a corrective measure, such as by establishing quotas.2003, Adalberto Aguirre, Racial and Ethnic Diversity in America: A Reference Handbook, page 72