Englishvariety
noun
1 his mother introduced more variety into his diet:
diversity, variation, diversification, multifariousness, heterogeneity, variegation, many-sidedness, change, difference.
▷antonyms uniformity.
2 there was a variety of wildfowl:
assortment, miscellany, range, array, collection, selection, line-up, mixture, medley, mixed bag, mix, diversity, multiplicity, motley, motley collection, pot-pourri;
rare omnium gatherum.
3 fifty varieties of fresh and frozen pasta:
sort, kind, type, class, category, classification, style, description, status, quality, nature, manner, design, shape, form, pattern, group, set, bracket, genre, species, rank, genus, family, order, breed, race, strain, generation, vintage, make, model, brand, stamp, ilk, kidney, cast, grain, mould;
North American stripe.
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