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Definition of diversity :
1. A state of difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness.
2. Multiplicity of difference; multiformity; variety.
3. Variegation.
Synonyms:
novelty, variety show, revolution, assortment, mixture, smorgasbord, miscellanea, renewal, motley, salmagundi, heterogeneousness, regeneration, multiplicity, vicissitude, innovation, sort, potpourri, transmutation, form, variegation, same, miscellaneousness, variousness, renewing, miscellany, kind, mixed bag, polymorphism
change (part of speech: noun)
diversification, alteration, reformation, mutation, change, adjustment, shift, modulation, transfiguration, transformation, transition, transposition, conversion, modification, metamorphosis, adaptation, revision
non-uniformity (part of speech: noun)
discord, disaccord, diverseness
variety (part of speech: noun)
heterogeneity, multiformity, unlikeness, multifariousness, complexity
difference (part of speech: noun)
deviation, divergence, distinction, discrepancy, aberration, distinctness, dissemblance, difference, contradiction, conflict, variance, mismatch, disunity, variety, asymmetry, contrast, disparity, counterpoint, inequality, variation, non-uniformity, clash, abnormality, dissimilarity
Usage examples:
- The practise of associated action- one of the master keys of progress- is a new force in a hundred fields, and with immeasurable diversity of forms. - "The Art of Public Speaking", Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein.
- In such a case it is important to realize that the diversity is only superficial. - "The Economic Aspect of Geology", C. K. Leith.
- And yet- in studying the literature of ancient and modern times- we are struck by the unity in diversity of its history, just as a world- wide traveller comes to see the similarity of nature everywhere. - "The Interdependence of Literature", Georgina Pell Curtis.