variety
A deviation or differenceA deviation or difference.
» We all need variety in our diet.
Нам всем нужно разнообразие в питании.
Всі ми потребуємо різноманітності у харчуванні.
Meaning
11 senses(countable, uncountable)A deviation or difference.
a difference that is usually pleasant
(countable, uncountable)A specific variation of something.
A specific variation of something.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)An animal or plant (or a group of such animals or plants) with characteristics causing it to differ from other animals or plants of the same species; a strain or cultivar.
(biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
An animal or plant (or a group of such animals or plants) with characteristics causing it to differ from other animals or plants of the same species; a strain or cultivar.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A rank in a taxonomic classification below species and (if present) subspecies, and above form; hence, an organism of that rank.
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum is a variety of Capsicum annuum commonly known as chiltepin or Indian pepper.
Varietät
разнови́дностьraznovídnostʹ, видvid
A specific variation of something.
(countable, uncountable)A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level.
Near-synonym: dialect (sometimes synonymous)
Varietät, Sprachform, Sprachvarietät
идиом, форма языка, форма существования языкаforma suščestvovanija jazyka
форма існування мовиforma isnuvannja movy, форма мови, різновид мовиriznovyd movy
(countable, uncountable)A stamp, or set of stamps, which has one or more characteristics (such as colour, paper, etc.) differing from other stamps in the same issue, especially if such differences are intentionally introduced.
(countable, uncountable)A collection or number of different things.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
A collection or number of different things.
(countable, uncountable)In universal algebra: an equational class; the class of all algebraic structures of a given signature, satisfying a given set of identities.
(countable, uncountable)The total number of distinct states of a system; also, the logarithm to the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.
(countable, uncountable)The quality of being varied; diversity.
Variety is the spice of life.
разнообра́зиеraznoobrázije
(countable, uncountable)The kind of entertainment given in variety performances or shows; also, the production of, or performance in, variety performances or shows.
Examples
235 sentencesWe all need variety in our diet.
Всі ми потребуємо різноманітності у харчуванні.
ruНам всем нужно разнообразие в питании.
We sell a variety of brands.
We sell a variety of products.
We talked about a variety of topics.
ruМы говорили на самые разные темы.
The company deals in a variety of products.
Translations
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Forms
plural: varietiesSynonyms
36 synonyms- a difference that is usually pleasant:change
- a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances:variety show
- noticeable heterogeneity:diversenessdiversitymultifariousness
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality:kindsortform
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things:assortmentmixturemixed bagmiscellanymiscellaneasalmagundismorgasbordpotpourri
Antonyms
7 antonymsWord family
43 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable