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# variety

noun (a variety, varieties; countable and uncountable)

«variety» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Variety means having many different kinds of things, not all the same: a menu with variety has lots of choices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variety/#m1)
2. A variety of things is a number of different kinds of them: «a variety of fruit». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variety/#m2)
3. A variety is one particular type of something, especially a type of plant or animal: «a new variety of apple». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variety/#m3)
4. Variety, or a variety show, is entertainment made of many short acts like songs, jokes and magic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variety/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it praises change and choice: «variety is the spice of life». In science it names a type within a species, like apple varieties. In maths and data, «a variety of» just means several different ones; it gives no exact number. Stories use it to show a busy, colourful scene. Phrases: «a wide variety of», «a variety of reasons», «for variety», «variety show», «variety pack».

### Examples

- The school canteen has a good variety of lunches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variety/#x1)
- Granny grows ten varieties of tomato. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variety/#x2)
- We read a variety of books this term, from comics to poems. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variety/#x3)
- For variety, we had pasta instead of rice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variety/#x4)
- The talent show was a variety show with singers, dancers and a juggler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variety/#x5)
- Variety is the spice of life, so let's try something new. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variety/#x6)
- The shop sells a wide variety of pens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variety/#x7)
- Penguins come in many varieties, from tiny blue ones to huge emperors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variety/#x8)
- His daughter Metra, who was devotedly attached to him, possessed the power of transforming herself into a variety of different animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variety/#x9)

### Note

Plural «varieties» (change y to ies). «A variety of + plural noun» usually takes a plural verb: «A variety of birds live here». Adjective: «various» (different kinds); verb: «vary». Trap: «a variety of» does not tell how many in a maths problem; it only says they are different kinds.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life it praises change and choice: «variety is the spice of life». In science it names a type within a species, like apple varieties. In maths and data, «a variety of» just means several different ones; it gives no exact number. Stories use it to show a busy, colourful scene. Phrases: «a wide variety of», «a variety of reasons», «for variety», «variety show», «variety pack».

### Note

Plural «varieties» (change y to ies). «A variety of + plural noun» usually takes a plural verb: «A variety of birds live here». Adjective: «various» (different kinds); verb: «vary». Trap: «a variety of» does not tell how many in a maths problem; it only says they are different kinds.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «variety» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variety/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«variety» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/variety.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «variety» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/variety/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«variety» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/variety.html) on Mova free.