variety

n

1. difference, dissimilarity, unlikeness, dissimilitude, contrast, disagreement, confliction, dis cordance; contrariety, opposition, contradiction, contradistinction, oppositeness, contrariness, adverseness; inconsistency, discrepancy, inconformity, nonconformity; disparity, inequality, imparity, imbalance, incongruity, incompatibility; variation, variance, divergence, deviation; diversity, diversification, multiplicity, multifariousness.

2. assortment, collection, mixture, intermixture, melange, miscellany, medley, motley, potpourri, olio, olla-podrida, omnium-gatherum; salmagundi, stew, ragout, goulash, hash; conglomeration, hodgepodge, jumble, farrago, gallimaufry, Chinese menu; mixed bag, patchwork, pastiche; heterogeneity, heterogene-ousness, multiformity.

3. kind, type, class, category, classification, genre, order, sort; division, subdivision, suborder; group, set, suit; genus, species, phylum, subgenus, subspecies, strain, sept; lot, style, cast, mold, stamp, brand, kidney; grain, make, mark, cue; race, breed, people, folk; description, designation, denomination, number.