variety
Variety (noun) means a difference from what is usual or expected. Example: “Add some variety to your week by trying a different route to work.”
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1
A difference from what is usual or expected.
"Add some variety to your week by trying a different route to work."
"Eating the same lunch every day lacks variety, so I swap things around."
"Children need variety in their activities, or they quickly get bored."
2
One particular kind or version of something.
"This variety of cheese is made only in the mountains."
"Which variety of coffee do you prefer, strong or mild?"
"There are several varieties of pasta in the kitchen cupboard."
3
A type of animal or plant with features that make it different from others of the same species.
"This variety of apple stays crisp for months in a cool cellar."
"The gardener grows a red variety of tomato that resists disease."
"Farmers have bred a hardy variety of sheep for cold hillsides."
"Jim is a nurseryman, specialising in clematis, and he has built up a business exporting 150 varieties to countries all over the world."
— Robert Dougall, AA Book of British Villages (1980)
4
In biology, a classification level below species and subspecies, or an organism at that level.
"Botanists described the plant as a variety of the common wild rose."
"This variety differs from the main species only in its white flowers."
"The gardener found a rare variety growing on the hillside, unlike any other in the region."
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change
motley
kind
form
diverseness
miscellany
potpourri
miscellanea
assortment
mixture
diversity
multifariousness
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What is the meaning of variety?
"variety" (noun) means a difference from what is usual or expected.
What is another word for variety?
Other words for "variety" include change, motley, kind, form, diverseness, miscellany.
What is the opposite of variety?
Opposites of "variety" include conformity, sameness, uniformity, regularity.
What are the different meanings of variety?
"variety" has 3 main meanings: 1. A difference from what is usual or expected; 2. One particular kind or version of something; 3. A type of animal or plant with features that make it different from others of the same species.
