Entry Word: variety

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the quality or state of being composed of many different elements or types <the sheer variety of the city's ethnic restaurants was dazzling>

Synonyms assortment, diverseness, diversity, miscellaneousness, variousness

Related Words heterogeneousness; disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, unlikeness

Near Antonyms homogeneity, likeness, sameness, similarity; fewness, paucity

2 an unorganized collection or mixture of various things <every kitchen has a drawer crammed with a variety of things for which there just doesnʼt seem to be any other place> — see miscellany 1