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Meaning of 'variety' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Variety [ n.]
- The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.
- That which is various.
- A number or collection of different things; a varied assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks.
- Something varying or differing from others of the same general kind; one of a number of things that are akin; a sort; as, varieties of wood, land, rocks, etc.
- An individual, or group of individuals, of a species differing from the rest in some one or more of the characteristics typical of the species, and capable either of perpetuating itself for a period, or of being perpetuated by artificial means; hence, a subdivision, or peculiar form, of a species.
- In inorganic nature, one of those forms in which a species may occur, which differ in minor characteristics of structure, color, purity of composition, etc.

Meaning of 'variety' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . variety [ n]
Meaning (1):
- noticeable heterogeneity
Example in sentence:
  • a diversity of possibilities;
  • the range and variety of his work is amazing
Meaning (2):
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Example in sentence:
  • a great assortment of cars was on display;
  • a veritable smorgasbord of religions;
  • he had a variety of disorders
Meaning (3):
- a difference that is usually pleasant
Example in sentence:
  • he goes to France for variety;
  • it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic
Meaning (4):
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
Example in sentence:
  • sculpture is a form of art;
  • what kinds of desserts are there?
Meaning (5):
- (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
Example in sentence:
  • varieties are frequently recognized in botany

Nearby Words:

vara varan varangian varanus vare varec vari variability variable variableness

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