1. variety
noun. ['vɝˈaɪəti'] a collection containing a variety of sorts of things.
Synonyms
- gallimaufry
- aggregation
- odds and ends
- miscellanea
- grab bag
- mishmash
- selection
- hotchpotch
- witches' brew
- motley
- melange
- farrago
- collection
- oddments
- mixture
- mixed bag
- alphabet soup
- mingle-mangle
- potpourri
- range
- sampler
- miscellany
- witch's brew
- salmagundi
- accumulation
- assortment
- smorgasbord
- ragbag
- witches' broth
- omnium-gatherum
- assemblage
Antonyms
- achromatic color
- colorlessness
- blacken
- stay
Etymology
- varieté (French)
- varietas (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Variety
- impropriety
- propriety
- sobriety
- notoriety
- society
- anxiety
- piety
How do you pronounce variety?
Pronounce variety as vərˈaɪəti.
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How to spell variety? Is it varity? Or veriety? Common misspellings are:
- varity
- veriety
Example sentences of the word variety
1. Noun, singular or mass
Many sites also offer streaming services and have libraries with a wide variety of music.
Quotes containing the word variety
1. Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles and to emerge with a variety of views.
- Mary Schmich
2. Bad people are, from the point of view of art, fascinating studies. They represent colour, variety and strangeness. Good people exasperate one's reason; bad people stir one's imagination.
- Oscar Wilde
3. Is this the part where you say if I hurt her, you'll kill me?""No"Simon said, "If you hurt Clary she's quite capable of killing you herself. Possibly with a variety of weapons.
- Cassandra Clare, City of Glass
2. variety
noun. ['vɝˈaɪəti'] noticeable heterogeneity.
Synonyms
- diverseness
- diversity
- varied
- biodiversity
- multifariousness
- unvaried
- heterogeneity
- unvarying
Antonyms
- homogeneity
- unvaried
- fauna
- flora
Etymology
- varieté (French)
- varietas (Latin)
3. variety
noun. ['vɝˈaɪəti'] (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics.
Synonyms
- stock
- taxon
- breed
- strain
- cultivar
- species
- taxonomic category
Antonyms
- decrease
- decrement
- disassembly
- chromatic color
Etymology
- varieté (French)
- varietas (Latin)
4. variety
noun. ['vɝˈaɪəti'] a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.
Synonyms
- the like
- model
- genre
- genus
- color
- form
- the likes of
- manner
- kind
- description
- type
- antitype
- like
- species
- ilk
- stripe
- style
- category
- flavour
- flavor
- art form
- brand
- make
- sort
Antonyms
- antitype
- uncolored
- discolor
- homogeneous
Etymology
- varieté (French)
- varietas (Latin)
5. variety
noun. ['vɝˈaɪəti'] a difference that is usually pleasant.
Synonyms
- difference
Antonyms
- defense
- prosecution
Etymology
- varieté (French)
- varietas (Latin)
6. variety
noun. ['vɝˈaɪəti'] a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances.
Synonyms
- revue
- vaudeville
- music hall
- review
- show
- variety show
Antonyms
- upgrade
- downgrade
- incapability
- disarrange
Etymology
- varieté (French)
- varietas (Latin)