diversity

 
Pronunciation: /dʌɪˈvəːsɪti, dɪ-/

noun (plural diversities)

[mass noun]
  • the state of being diverse: there was considerable diversity in the style of the reports
  • [in singular] a range of different things: newspapers were obliged to allow a diversity of views to be printed

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French diversite, from Latin diversitas, from diversus 'diverse', past participle of divertere 'turn aside' (see divert)