Antonyms for varieties


Grammar : Noun
Spell : vuh-rahy-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : vəˈraɪ ɪ ti


Definition of varieties

Origin :
  • 1530s, from Middle French variété, from Latin varietatem (nominative varietas) "difference, diversity," from varius "various" (see vary). In reference to "music hall or theatrical performances of a mixed nature," first recorded 1868, American English.
  • noun difference
  • noun type, sort
Example sentences :
  • The genus has two varieties: good providers and bad providers.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • Here all the varieties of his studies come into play, as it were, spontaneously.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • He may be known from the other varieties by the redness of his gills.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 17, July 23, 1870 » by Various
  • Your smudge-pan may drive away the mosquitoes, but merely stupefies the other varieties.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • Sold American baked beans, catsup, and fifty-five other varieties to the world.
  • Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
  • There are many transitions and varieties, but the reactions we have mentioned are the most common.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • Three varieties of the cotton plant were grown in the South.
  • Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
  • The varieties of nationality, costume and color are striking in the extreme.
  • Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt
  • I need only mention four varieties as being general in the North.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
  • The price for American Upland Cotton 12 governs the price of the other varieties.
  • Extract from : « The Fabric of Civilization » by Anonymous

Synonyms for varieties

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