- variety
- va|ri|e|tyW1S2 [vəˈraıəti] n plural varieties[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: variété, from Latin varietas, from varius; VARIOUS]1.) a variety of stha lot of things of the same type that are different from each other in some way▪ The girls come from a variety of different backgrounds.a wide/great/endless etc variety of sth▪ Cafe Artista offers a wide variety of sandwiches.2.) [U]the differences within a group, set of actions etc that make it interesting▪ I really like the variety the store has to offer.give/add/bring variety (to sth)(=make something more interesting)▪ Occasionally working from home adds variety to a job.3.)a type of thing, such as a plant or animal, that is different from others in the same groupvariety of▪ The lake has more than 20 varieties of fish.4.) [C usually singular]a particular type of person or thing - often used humorouslyof the ... variety▪ Lon has no patience with anything of the child variety.5.) variety is the spice of lifeused to say that doing a lot of different things, meeting different people etc is what makes life interesting
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.