English-Thai Dictionary

diversity

N ความหลากหลาย  kwam-reak-lai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIVERSITY

n.[L.] 1. Difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness. There may be diversity without contrariety. There is a great diversity in human constitutions.
2. Variety; as a diversity of ceremonies in churches.
3. Distinct being, as opposed to identity.
4. Variegation.
Blushing in bright diversities of day.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIVERSITY

Di *ver "si *ty, n.; pl. Diversities. Etym: [F. diversité, L.diversitas, fr. diversus. See Diverse. ]

 

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

diversity

di ver si ty |diˈvərsitē, dī -daɪˈvərsədi | ▶noun ( pl. diversities ) the state of being diverse; variety: there was considerable diversity in the style of the reports. • [ usu. in sing. ] 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 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

diversity

diversity |dʌɪˈvəːsɪti, dɪ -| ▶noun ( pl. diversities ) [ mass noun ] the state of being diverse: there was considerable diversity in the style of the reports. • [ in sing. ] 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 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

diversity

diversity noun a diversity of design styles: variety, miscellany, assortment, mixture, mix, mélange, range, array, multiplicity; variation, variance, diversification, heterogeneity, difference, contrast. ANTONYMS uniformity.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

diversity

diversity noun a diversity of abstract design styles | a land of astonishing geographical diversity: variety, miscellany, assortment, mixture, mix, melange, range, array, medley, multiplicity; variation, variance, diverseness, diversification, variegation, heterogeneity, difference, unlikeness, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinctiveness, contrast. ANTONYMS uniformity.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

diversity

di ver si ty /dəvə́ː r səti |daɪ -/名詞 複 -ties /-z /U C 〖しばしばa ～〗【意見 種類などの 】多様性 , 雑多なこと, 種々, さまざま (variety ); U 相違, 差異 ;C 相違点 «of » ▸ (a ) great [huge ] diversity 大きな違い ▸ (a ) cultural [racial ] diversity 文化的な [民族的な ]多様性 ▸ a biological diversity 生物学的な相違 ▸ (a ) diversity of opinion (s ) [idea (s )]さまざまな意見 [考え方 ]▸ increase diversity 多様性を広げる