1. (n.) The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.

2. (n.) That which is various.

3. (n.) A number or collection of different things; a varied assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks.

4. (n.) Something varying or differing from others of the same general kind; one of a number of things that are akin; a sort; as, varieties of wood, land, rocks, etc.

5. (n.) An individual, or group of individuals, of a species differing from the rest in some one or more of the characteristics typical of the species, and capable either of perpetuating itself for a period, or of being perpetuated by artificial means; hence, a subdivision, or peculiar form, of a species.

6. (n.) In inorganic nature, one of those forms in which a species may occur, which differ in minor characteristics of structure, color, purity of composition, etc.

Broadway Proteus a certain number a few about-face accommodation adaptation adjustment affiliation allotropism allotropy alteration amelioration apostasy assortment betterment biotype blood body branch brand break breed burlesque capriciousness cast category change change of heart changeability changeableness character choice choppiness church circus clan class classification collectanea collection color communion community conglomerate conglomeration constructive change continuity contrariety contrast conversion dappleness defection degeneration degenerative change denomination departure description designation desultoriness deterioration deviability deviation difference differentiation disaccord disaccordance disagreement disconformity discongruity discontinuity discordance discrepancy discreteness disorder disparity dissent dissimilarity dissonance distinction distinctness divarication divergence divergency diversification diversion diversity division drama eccentricity entertainment industry erraticism faction family far cry feather fellowship fickleness fitting flightiness flip-flop form freakishness genotype genre genus grade gradual change grain group her infinite variety heterogeneity heteromorphism hodgepodge ilk improvement impulsiveness inaccordance incompatibility incongruity inconsistency inconsonance inconstancy inequality inharmoniousness inharmony instability irreconcilability irregularity jerkiness kidney kin kind kingdom label legit legitimate stage line lot make manifoldness manner mark medley melioration mercuriality miscellanea miscellany mitigation mix mixture modification modulation mold moodiness more motleyness multifariousness multiformity multiplicity mutability nature nonconformism nonconformity nonstandardization nonuniformity nonuniqueness number numerousness oddments odds odds and ends off Broadway off-off-Broadway offshoot omnifariousness omniformity omnium-gatherum opposition order organization otherness overthrow party persuasion phylum playland pluralism plurality pluralness polymorphism qualification race radical change raggedness range rank re-creation realignment redesign reform reformation religious order remaking renewal repertory drama reshaping restlessness restructuring reversal revival revivification revolution schism school sect sectarism section segment selection separateness series several shape shapeshifter shift shiftiness show biz show business society sort species stage world stagedom stageland stamp stock strain strawhat strawhat circuit stripe style subclass subfamily subgenus subkingdom suborder subspecies subtribe sudden change summer stock sundries superclass superfamily