French word

diversité

Pronunciation

IPA/divɛʁsite/

Meaning

  • feminine noundiversity

Example

La diversité enrichit notre communauté.

Diversity enriches our community.

Illustration for diversité (diversity)

More examples

Les entreprises valorisent la diversité au travail.

Companies value diversity in the workplace.

Core concept

A shared space where different origins, types, or ideas exist together and enrich the whole.

Common phrases

  • diversité des opinions

    diversity of opinions

  • diversité au travail

    diversity in the workplace

Similar words

variété: The availability of multiple types or choices.
mélange: The state of different elements being mixed together.
différence: A difference between two or more things.

Definition in French

Caractère ou état d'un ensemble marqué par la présence de types, d'origines ou d'idées variés.

Word origin

French diversité comes through Old French from Latin diversitas, formed from diversus, meaning different or separate.

Usage tips

  • Diversité is feminine, so the usual form is la diversité, often followed by de, as in la diversité des idées.

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