Antonyms for variety
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : vuh-rahy-i-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : vəˈraɪ ɪ ti |
Definition of variety
Origin :- 1530s, from Middle French variété, from Latin varietatem (nominative varietas) "difference, diversity," from varius "various" (see vary). In reference to "music hall or theatrical performances of a mixed nature," first recorded 1868, American English.
- noun difference
- noun type, sort
- He was seated at a table with a variety of papers spread out before him.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- In the nearer ranks we may discern the variety of ingredients that compose the mass.
- Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- After the onions have been peeled, they may be cooked in a variety of ways.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- There is also a variety of scientific mysticism, if such an expression may be permitted.
- Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
- The village was picturesque, in the variety of its edifices, though all were rude.
- Extract from : « The Village Uncle (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Prisoners, too, are commonly allowed to help themselves in a variety of ways.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- In this large and happy family there was a variety of pursuits.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- They were soon quite intimate, and lightened the way with a variety of conversation.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- The bills, as a variety in the funeral procession, almost amounted to a decoration.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Yet it was the variety of his game for which he cared least.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
Synonyms for variety
- array
- assortment
- brand
- breed
- category
- change
- character
- class
- classification
- collection
- combo
- conglomeration
- cross section
- departure
- description
- discrepancy
- disparateness
- divergency
- diversification
- diversity
- division
- family
- fluctuation
- genus
- grade
- heterogeneity
- ilk
- incongruity
- intermixture
- kidney
- kind
- make
- many-sidedness
- medley
- mélange
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- mixture
- modification
- multifariousness
- multiplicity
- nature
- order
- potpourri
- quality
- race
- range
- rank
- shift
- soup
- species
- stew
- strain
- stripe
- tribe
- variance
- variation
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