variety

/vəˈraɪ.ə.ti/

nounva · ri · e · ty

Think: “VARIETY has a VARI- (various) + -ETY ending”—many kinds in one word.

Yes, it's variety. Don’t forget the middle “ie”: var-i-e-ty (not *varity*).

Definitions

  1. nouna number of different kinds or types; a mix of things that are not all the same
  2. nouna particular kind or type of something; a sort

Examples

  • “The salad bar offers a wide variety of toppings.”
  • “Our teacher uses a variety of activities to help us learn.”
  • “This apple variety is sweeter than the one we bought last week.”

Synonyms

assortmentrangeselectiondiversitymix

Antonyms

uniformitysameness

Translations

ES variedadPT variedadeFR variété

Common misspellings

varityvarrietyvareityvarietievarietevarieityvariettyvariey

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