variety
A specific variation of somethingA specific variation of something.
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» We all need variety in our diet.
Нам всем нужно разнообразие в питании. — LanguagesLover
Всі ми потребуємо різноманітності у харчуванні. — AlinaYakovleva
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Examples
234 sentencesWe all need variety in our diet.
Всі ми потребуємо різноманітності у харчуванні. — AlinaYakovleva
ruНам всем нужно разнообразие в питании. — LanguagesLover
We grow a variety of crops.
He grew a variety of crops.
Meaning
11 senses(countable, uncountable)A specific variation of something.
Sorte
разнови́дностьraznovídnostʹ, сортsort, видvid
різновидriznovyd
(countable, uncountable)A collection or number of different things.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
(countable, uncountable)The quality of being varied; diversity.
Variety is the spice of life.
разнообра́зиеraznoobrázije
More meanings 8
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
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
(countable, uncountable)A deviation or difference.
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.
(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.
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 kind of entertainment given in variety performances or shows; also, the production of, or performance in, variety performances or shows.
Forms
plural: varietiesSynonyms
35 synonyms- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things:assortmentmixturemixed bagmiscellanymiscellaneasalmagundismorgasbordpotpourri
- noticeable heterogeneity:diversenessdiversitymultifariousness
- a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances:variety show
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality:kindsortform
- a difference that is usually pleasant:change
Antonyms
7 antonymsWord family
43 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.