Topic: BIOLOGY
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | variété, from Latin varietas, from varius; VARIOUS |
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va‧ri‧e‧ty S2 W1
plural varieties
plural varieties1 a 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 variety of something
The girls come from a variety of different backgrounds.2 [uncountable] the differences within a group, set of actions etc that make it interesting : I really like the variety the store has to offer.
I really like the variety the store has to offer. give/add/bring variety (to something) (=make something more interesting) Occasionally working from home adds variety to a job.
Occasionally working from home adds variety to a job.3 [countable]HB a type of thing, such as a plant or animal, that is different from others in the same group
4 [countable usually singular] a particular type of person or thing - often used humorously
5 used to say that doing a lot of different things, meeting different people etc is what makes life interesting
