<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the state of being varied or diversified</li><li>a number of different types of things, especially ones in the same general category</li><li>a kind or sort</li><li>a particular form, condition, or phase of something</li><li>a category within a species, based on some hereditary difference</li><li>a type of animal or plant produced by artificial selection</li><li>a stamp differing from others of the same issue through an accident other than an error of an artist or printer</li><li>difference; discrepancy</li><li>entertainment of mixed character, consisting of a number of individual performances or acts</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of, relating to, or characteristic of a variety</li><li>variety performers</li><li>a variety store</li></ul>