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- pronunciation:
- v
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
inflections: |
varieties |
definition 1: |
the condition or quality of being varied; diversity.
The employees complained that the cafeteria food lacked variety.Taking part in these activities gives her life some variety now that she's retired.- synonyms:
- change, diversity
- antonyms:
- tedium, uniformity
- similar words:
- assortment, contrast, difference, disparity, nonuniformity, variance, variation
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definition 2: |
a number of different items in a group or category.
This neighborhood attracts a variety of people from artists to recent immigrants to young professionals.Customers appreciate the large variety of merchandise offered by the store.- synonyms:
- assortment, conglomeration, diversity, mélange, medley
- similar words:
- collection, hodgepodge, miscellany, mixture, motley, omnium-gatherum, selection
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definition 3: |
a specific type within a category.
What variety of apple is this?This mineral is quite common, but this specimen is a rare variety of it.
- synonyms:
- genre, kind, nature, sort, species, type
- similar words:
- brand, breed, category, class, classification, description, form, genus, manner, style
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related words: |
breed, combination, denomination, genre, kind, model, nature, pattern, variant |
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