Dictionary entry details
• VARIETY (noun)
Meaning:
A collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
smorgasbord; salmagundi; potpourri; motley; variety; mixed bag; miscellany; miscellanea; assortment; mixture
Context examples:
a great assortment of cars was on display / he had a variety of disorders / a veritable smorgasbord of religions
Hypernyms ("variety" is a kind of...):
accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "variety"):
alphabet soup (a confusing assortment)
farrago; gallimaufry; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; melange; mingle-mangle; mishmash; oddments; odds and ends; omnium-gatherum; ragbag (a motley assortment of things)
selection (an assortment of things from which a choice can be made)
range (a variety of different things or activities)
witch's brew; witches' brew; witches' broth (a fearsome mixture)
grab bag (an assortment of miscellaneous items)
sampler (an assortment of various samples)
Meaning:
Noticeable heterogeneity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
diverseness; diversity; multifariousness; variety
Context examples:
a diversity of possibilities / the range and variety of his work is amazing
Hypernyms ("variety" is a kind of...):
heterogeneity; heterogeneousness (the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind)
Attribute:
varied (characterized by variety)
unvaried; unvarying (lacking variety)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "variety"):
biodiversity (the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole))
Meaning:
(biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
varieties are frequently recognized in botany
Hypernyms ("variety" is a kind of...):
taxon; taxonomic category; taxonomic group (animal or plant group having natural relations)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "variety"):
breed; stock; strain (a special variety of domesticated animals within a species)
cultivar (a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation)
Holonyms ("variety" is a part of...):
species ((biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed)
Meaning:
A show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
variety show; variety
Hypernyms ("variety" is a kind of...):
show (a social event involving a public performance or entertainment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "variety"):
music hall; vaudeville (a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.)
review; revue (a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians)
minstrel show (a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface)
Meaning:
A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
kind; sort; form; variety
Context examples:
sculpture is a form of art / what kinds of desserts are there?
Hypernyms ("variety" is a kind of...):
category (a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "variety"):
like; the like; the likes of (a similar kind)
stripe (a kind or category)
model (a type of product)
manner (a kind)
ilk; like (a kind of person)
genre (a kind of literary or artistic work)
brand; make (a recognizable kind)
genus (a general kind of something)
species (a specific kind of something)
color; colour ((physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors)
flavor; flavour ((physics) the six kinds of quarks)
style (a particular kind (as to appearance))
art form ((architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture))
antitype (an opposite or contrasting type)
type (a subdivision of a particular kind of thing)
description (sort or variety)
Meaning:
A difference that is usually pleasant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
variety; change
Context examples:
he goes to France for variety / it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic
Hypernyms ("variety" is a kind of...):
difference (the quality of being unlike or dissimilar)
