Variety Definition

və-rīĭ-tē
varieties
noun
varieties
The state or quality of being various or varied; absence of monotony or sameness.
Webster's New World
A number of different things thought of together; collection of varied things.
A variety of items in the attic.
Webster's New World
A different form of some thing, condition, or quality; sort; kind.
Varieties of cloth.
Webster's New World
A form of a language that is used by a specific social group and differs from forms used by other social groups.
Regional varieties of English.
American Heritage

Variety show.

Webster's New World
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Antonyms:
adjective
Of or in a variety show.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Variety

Noun

Singular:
variety
Plural:
varieties

Origin of Variety

  • From French varieté, from Latin varietās (“difference, diversity"), from varius (“different, various"); see various.

    From Wiktionary

  • French variété from Old French from Latin varietās varietāt- from varius various

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Variety Sentence Examples

  • They chatted amiably about a variety of things.

  • We have a few kinds of prepackaged sandwich meats, but there's a better variety at the counter.

  • The woman owned the variety store and was never without a smile and a good word.

  • The principal thing that is lacking is sentence accent and variety in the inflection of phrases.

  • The word is Miss Larkin's one hot lady—used to be married, but likes variety too much to do it again.

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Words Starting With

VVAVAR

Words Ending With

YTYETY

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Words Starting With V and Ending With Y

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With V7 Letter Words Ending With Y