Omnifariousness

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The state of having a multitude of different types or categories present
2. The quality characterized by a broad and varied assortment of forms or aspects
3. The state or quality of including a wide range of diverse types or forms

Etymology: "Omnifariousness" is a plain formation: it is "omnifarious" with the suffix "-ness" added to turn the adjective into a noun for a quality. The adjective itself is built from Latin "omnifarius", meaning "of all kinds" or "of every sort", combining "omni-" ("all") with "-farius" (a suffix meaning "of a kind"). So the noun names the state of being made up of every variety imaginable. The surprising part is the adjective's own build, which uses a Latin suffix seen in other English words of kind, such as "gregarious". The noun is therefore a double layer of English and Latin: a Latin-derived adjective that has been given a native English suffix, so it can name the quality as a thing in itself.

Synonyms: variety, diversity, multiplicity, manifoldness, heterogeneity