variety

variety: noun

1 not being the same; different kinds of sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ amazing, astonishing, bewildering, broad, considerable, endless, enormous, extraordinary, fascinating (esp. BrE), good, great, huge, impressive, incredible, infinite, large, remarkable, rich, surprising, tremendous, vast, wide, wonderful

▪ The market sold a bewildering variety of cheeses.

▪ the rich variety of the local bird life

▪ sheer

VERB + VARIETY

▪ add, give, offer

▪ Dealing with customers adds variety to the job.

PREPOSITION

▪ of … variety

▪ a country of great variety

▪ variety in

▪ There is wide variety in taste.

▪ variety of

▪ The restaurants offer a good variety of seafood.

2 particular type of sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ distinctive

▪ common or garden (BrE), garden (AmE), standard

▪ rare, unusual

▪ different

▪ There are hundreds of different varieties of apple.

▪ new, old

▪ Old varieties of rose can be less resistant to diseases.

▪ cultivated, indigenous

▪ cultivated varieties such as the damask rose

▪ disease-resistant, resistant

▪ high-yielding

▪ high-yielding varieties of rice

▪ hybrid

▪ grape, rice, wheat, etc.

VERB + VARIETY

▪ develop

▪ breeders who develop new varieties

▪ grow, plant

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Synonyms:

Diversity, difference / Varied assortment / Kind, species, class / Multiplicity, multiformity, multifariousness

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Variety — may refer to: *Variety (botany), a rank in botany below that of species. *Variety (cybernetics), the number of possible states of a system or of an element of the system. *Variety (linguistics), a concept that includes for instance dialects,… … Wikipedia
Variety — Va*ri e*ty, n.; pl. {Varieties}. [L. varietas: cf. F. vari[ e]t[ e]. See {Various}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness. [1913 Webster] Variety is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Variety — es un semanario estadounidense dedicado al mundo del entretenimiento, creado en Nueva York en 1905 por Sime Silverman. Con la importancia alcanzada por la industria del cine, Daily Variety, la edición diaria de Variety con base en Hollywood, fue… … Wikipedia Español
Variety — Специализация: Журнал о событях в мире шоу бизнеса Периодичность: Ежедневные … Википедия
variety — va‧ri‧e‧ty [vəˈraɪəti] noun varieties PLURALFORM [countable] a particular type of a product: • We sell over 50 different varieties of beer. * * * variety UK US /vəˈraɪəti/ noun (plural varieties) ► [C] one particular type of a thing: » … Financial and business terms
Variéty — Album par Rita Mitsouko Sortie avril 2007 Durée 54:00 (édition limitée) Producteur Mark Plati et Les Rita Mitsouko Label Six SARL / Because music … Wikipédia en Français
variety — variety. См. раса. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
variety — variety. = race (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
variety — index class, color (complexion), denomination, difference, diversity, kind, manner (kind) … Law dictionary
Variety — [və raɪətɪ, engl.], Fachzeitschrift der Unterhaltungs und wichtigste Publikation der Filmindustrie; 1905 in New York von Sime Silverman gegründet … Universal-Lexikon
Variety — Cet article a pour sujet un magazine hebdomadaire. Pour une définition du mot « variety », voir l’article variety du Wiktionnaire. Variety est un magazine américain consacré à l’industrie du spectacle fondé par Sime Silverman. Les… … Wikipédia en Français

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