| NOUN | group | variety, assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley | a collection containing a variety of sorts of things |
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| attribute | variety, diverseness, diversity, multifariousness | noticeable heterogeneity | |
| group | variety | (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics / characteristics | |
| communication | variety, variety show | a show consisting of a series of short / short unrelated performances | |
| cognition | variety, kind, sort, form | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic / characteristic or quality | |
| attribute | variety, change | a difference that is usually pleasant |
| Sounds | veray'ahtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | A collection containing a variety of sorts of things. | |
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| Example | "he had a variety of disorders" | |
| Synonyms | assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley | |
| Narrower | alphabet soup | A confusing / confusing assortment |
| grab bag | An assortment of miscellaneous items | |
| odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum | A motley assortment of things | |
| range | A variety of different things or activities | |
| sampler | An assortment of various samples | |
| selection | An assortment of things from which a choice can be made | |
| witches' brew, witches' broth, witch's brew | A fearsome mixture | |
| Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage | Several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| Spanish | mezcla, miscelánea, surtido, variedad | |
| Catalan | assortiment, miscel·lània, varietat | |
| Meaning | noticeable heterogeneity. | |
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| Example | "the range and variety of his work is amazing" | |
| Synonyms | diverseness, diversity, multifariousness | |
| Attributes | unvaried, unvarying | lacking variety |
| varied | Characterized by variety | |
| Narrower | biodiversity | The diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole) |
| Broader | heterogeneity, heterogeneousness | The quality of being diverse and not comparable / comparable in kind |
| Spanish | diversidad | |
| Catalan | diversitat | |
| Meaning | (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics / characteristics. | |
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| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Part of | species | (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed |
| Narrower | breed, strain, stock | A special variety of domesticated animals within a species |
| cultivar | A variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation | |
| Broader | taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon | animal or plant group having natural relations |
| Spanish | variedad | |
| Catalan | varietat | |
| Meaning | A show consisting of a series of short / short unrelated performances. | |
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| Synonym | variety show | |
| Narrower | minstrel show | A variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface |
| revue, review | A variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians | |
| vaudeville, music hall | A variety show with songs and comic acts etc. | |
| Broader | show | A social event involving a public performance or entertainment |
| Spanish | espectáculo de variedades, variedades, variedad | |
| Catalan | espectacle de varietats, varietats | |
| Meaning | A difference that is usually pleasant. | |
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| Example | "he goes to France for variety" | |
| Synonym | change | |
| Broader | difference | The quality of being unlike or dissimilar |
| Spanish | cambio, mejora, variedad | |
| Catalan | canvi, millora, varietat | |
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