diversity
/daɪˈvɜːsəti/noun
उच्चारण डाइवर्सटी
विविधता, अनेकता
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[U, C, usually sing.]
a range of many people or things that are very different from each other; the quality or fact of including different people or things
विविधता, अनेकता
- India is known for its unity in diversity.
- biological diversity
- The diversity of languages in India amazes visitors.
+ 2 more examples
- The school celebrates cultural diversity with a festival each year.
- A forest with great diversity of plants supports many animals.
Synonyms variety range assortment mixture heterogeneity
Opposite uniformity similarity sameness homogeneity
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
diversity (uncountable) of + plural noun
Diversity is normally uncountable, so it has no plural; use a diversity of with plural nouns.
'Diversity' सामान्यतः uncountable है, इसलिए इसका plural नहीं होता; plural noun के साथ 'a diversity of' आता है।
- India is known for its diversity.
- The market offers a diversity of fruits.
unity in diversity
This fixed phrase describes a society where different groups live together as one.
यह निश्चित phrase ऐसे समाज को बताता है जिसमें अलग-अलग समूह एक होकर रहते हैं।
- Unity in diversity is the strength of our country.
diversity + of + noun
Use of to name the area in which the variety exists: culture, species, opinion.
जिस क्षेत्र में विविधता है उसे बताने के लिए of का प्रयोग होता है: culture, species, opinion।
- The forest has a rich diversity of birds.
diversity vs diverse vs diversify
Diversity is the noun, diverse the adjective and diversify the verb.
Diversity noun है, diverse adjective और diversify verb।
- A diverse team brings new ideas.
- The company wants to diversify its products.
+Collocations 4
adjective + diversity
culturalrichgreatbiologicallinguistic
- The Western Ghats have great biological diversity.
verb + diversity
celebratepromoteprotectreflectvalue
- The school celebrates diversity through its festival week.
diversity + noun
trainingpolicyindexprogramme
- The college has a diversity policy for admission.
diversity of + plural noun
opinionscultureslanguagesspeciesfoods
- There is a wide diversity of languages in India.
“More examples 5
- The diversity of food in India surprises every visitor.
भारत में भोजन की विविधता हर आगंतुक को चकित करती है।
- Radhika enjoys the cultural diversity of her hostel.
राधिका को अपने छात्रावास की सांस्कृतिक विविधता अच्छी लगती है।
- Pollution has reduced the diversity of life in the river.
प्रदूषण ने नदी में जीवन की विविधता घटा दी है।
- A diversity of views was heard at the debate.
वाद-विवाद में अनेक प्रकार के विचार सुनने को मिले।
- The curriculum should reflect the diversity of the students' backgrounds.
पाठ्यक्रम में विद्यार्थियों की पृष्ठभूमि की विविधता झलकनी चाहिए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ India has many diversities.
✓ India has great diversity.
Diversity is uncountable in this sense and cannot be used with many or in the plural.
इस अर्थ में 'diversity' uncountable है; इसके साथ many या plural रूप नहीं लगता।
✗ India is a diversity country.
✓ India is a diverse country.
A noun cannot describe another noun here; use the adjective diverse.
यहाँ noun दूसरे noun का वर्णन नहीं कर सकता; adjective 'diverse' चाहिए।
✗ The diversity of cultures are India's pride.
✓ The diversity of cultures is India's pride.
The subject is the singular noun diversity, so the verb is singular.
Subject singular noun 'diversity' है, इसलिए verb singular होनी चाहिए।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
di·ver·si·ty
With -sity (not 'diversety').
अंत में -sity ('diversety' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
'Unity in diversity' describes India; biodiversity is the variety of plant and animal life; India has four of the world's 36 biodiversity hotspots (the Himalayas, the Western Ghats, the Indo-Burma region and Sundaland); 22 May is International Day for Biological Diversity.
'Unity in diversity' (अनेकता में एकता) भारत का वर्णन करता है; biodiversity पौधों और जीवों की विविधता है; भारत में दुनिया के 36 biodiversity hotspots में से चार हैं (हिमालय, पश्चिमी घाट, इंडो-बर्मा क्षेत्र और सुंडालैंड); 22 मई अंतर्राष्ट्रीय जैव विविधता दिवस है।