Variety

Noun

 * 1) A specific variation of something
 * 2) A state of constant change
 * 3)  A rank in a taxonomic classification, below species.
 * 4)  The total number of distinct states of a system.
 * 5)  Logarithm of the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.
 * 6)  a term used for a specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is a dialect, accent, register, etc. and to its prestige level.
 * 7)  The class of all algebraic structures of a given signature satisfying a given set of identities.

Hyponyms

 * cultivar

Derived terms

 * grape variety
 * variety store
 * variety show
 * algebraic variety
 * affine variety
 * projective variety
 * quasiprojective variety
 * Abelian variety

Related terms

 * variant
 * variation
 * varietal
 * variegate
 * various
 * vary

Adjectives for Variety
extraordinary; unmotived; improved; dominant; endless; interesting; considerable; immense; amazing; enchanting; distinct; natural; delicious; continental; boundless; manifold (pi); impressive; multiform (pi); infinite; internal;  cultivated;   epileptic; sportive; splendid; tubular; crafty; graceful; multifarious (pi) ; bewildering; coarse; picturesque; aquatic; stout; rich; external embarrassing; tumultuous; stubborn; inordinate; fresh; dull; conceivable; hideous; gorgeous; agreeable; clinging; remarkable; accurate; distinct; limited; wide; colorful

Verbs for Variety
achieve—; afford—; crave—; demand—; display—; distinguish by—; encourage— foster—; indulge in—; infuse—; inspire—; lack—; offer—; procure—; value—; want —; yield—; —animates; —dazes; —diversifies; —diverts; —enlivens; —entertains; — seasons; —spices.

Thesaurus
Broadway, Proteus, a certain number, a few, about-face, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, affiliation, allotropism, allotropy, alteration, amelioration, apostasy, assortment, betterment, biotype, blood, body, branch, brand, break, breed, burlesque, capriciousness, cast, category, change, change of heart, changeability, changeableness, character, choice, choppiness, church, circus, clan, class, classification, collectanea, collection, color, communion, community, conglomerate, conglomeration, constructive change, continuity, contrariety, contrast, conversion, dappleness, defection, degeneration, degenerative change, denomination, departure, description, designation, desultoriness, deterioration, deviability, deviation, difference, differentiation, disaccord, disaccordance, disagreement, disconformity, discongruity, discontinuity, discordance, discrepancy, discreteness, disorder, disparity, dissent, dissimilarity, dissonance, distinction, distinctness, divarication, divergence, divergency, diversification, diversion, diversity, division, drama, eccentricity, entertainment industry, erraticism, faction, family, far cry, feather, fellowship, fickleness, fitting, flightiness, flip-flop, form, freakishness, genotype, genre, genus, grade, gradual change, grain, group, her infinite variety, heterogeneity, heteromorphism, hodgepodge, ilk, improvement, impulsiveness, inaccordance, incompatibility, incongruity, inconsistency, inconsonance, inconstancy, inequality, inharmoniousness, inharmony, instability, irreconcilability, irregularity, jerkiness, kidney, kin, kind, kingdom, label, legit, legitimate stage, line, lot, make, manifoldness, manner, mark, medley, melioration, mercuriality, miscellanea, miscellany, mitigation, mix, mixture, modification, modulation, mold, moodiness, more, motleyness, multifariousness, multiformity, multiplicity, mutability, nature, nonconformism, nonconformity, nonstandardization, nonuniformity, nonuniqueness, number, numerousness, oddments, odds, odds and ends, off Broadway, off-off-Broadway, offshoot, omnifariousness, omniformity, omnium-gatherum, opposition, order, organization, otherness, overthrow, party, persuasion, phylum, playland, pluralism, plurality, pluralness, polymorphism, qualification, race, radical change, raggedness, range, rank, re-creation, realignment, redesign, reform, reformation, religious order, remaking, renewal, repertory drama, reshaping, restlessness, restructuring, reversal, revival, revivification, revolution, schism, school, sect, sectarism, section, segment, selection, separateness, series, several, shape, shapeshifter, shift, shiftiness, show biz, show business, society, sort, species, stage world, stagedom, stageland, stamp, stock, strain, strawhat, strawhat circuit, stripe, style, subclass, subfamily, subgenus, subkingdom, suborder, subspecies, subtribe, sudden change, summer stock, sundries, superclass, superfamily, superorder, superspecies, switch, the boards, the footlights, the like of, the likes of, the scenes, the stage, the theater, theater world, theatromania, theatrophobia, total change, transition, tribe, turn, turnabout, type, uncertainty, unconformism, unconformity, undependability, unevenness, unfixedness, unlikeness, unorthodoxy, unpredictability, unreliability, unsettledness, unstableness, unsteadfastness, unsteadiness, upheaval, variability, variance, variation, variegation, variousness, vaudeville, versatility, version, violent change, wantonness, wavering, waywardness, whimsicality, worsening

Etymology
< varieté: <  varietas: < varius:; see various.

Translations

 * Catalan: varietat
 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * German: Sorte
 * Italian:
 * Latin:


 * Persian:
 * Polish: rodzaj
 * Romanian: varietate, sort, fel, sortiment
 * Scottish Gaelic: caochladh
 * Spanish:


 * Catalan: varietat
 * Czech: ,
 * Italian:


 * Polish: odmiana
 * Romanian: varietate