Variety

Noun

the state of being varied or diversified

to give variety to a diet.

difference; discrepancy.

a number of different types of things, esp. ones in the same general category

a large variety of fruits.

a kind or sort.

a different form, condition, or phase of something

varieties of pastry; a variety of economic reforms.

a category within a species, based on some hereditary difference.

a type of animal or plant produced by artificial selection.

Philately . a stamp differing from others of the same issue through an accident other than an error of an artist or printer. Compare error ( def. 8 ) , freak 1 ( def. 5 ) .

Also called variety show. entertainment of mixed character, consisting of a number of individual performances or acts, as of singing, dancing, or skits. Compare vaudeville ( def. 1 ) .

Adjective

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a variety

a variety performer.

Antonyms

noun

uniformity

Synonyms

noun

array , assortment , change , collection , combo , conglomeration , cross section , departure , discrepancy , disparateness , divergency , diversification , diversity , fluctuation , heterogeneity , incongruity , intermixture , many-sidedness , medley , mlange , miscellany , mishmash , mixed bag * , mixture , modification , multifariousness , multiplicity , potpourri , range , shift , soup , stew , variance , variation , brand , breed , category , character , class , classification , description , division , family , genus , grade , ilk , kidney , kind , make , nature , order , quality , race , rank , species , strain , stripe , tribe , diverseness , heterogeneousness , miscellaneousness , multiformity , variegation , variousness , gallimaufry , hodgepodge , jumble , mixed bag , olio , patchwork , salmagundi , cast , feather , lot , manner , mold , sort , stamp , type , variant , version , subdivision