varieties

Assortment of types

Varieties is the plural of variety—different kinds or types within a category: The store stocks several varieties of apple.

The word emphasizes distinctness among related things: varieties of English, varieties of capitalism.

In biology, a variety is a taxonomic rank below species, designating a natural variant within a population.

types

kinds

Distinct categories or types

cultivars · strains · genres · categories · classes · forms · variants · subtypes · subspecies · hybrids

assortment

medley

Varied mixture or blend

blend · combination · array · selection · assortment · potpourri · assemblage · compilation · amalgam · composite

range

spectrum

Continuous range of values

  • gamutFull range of something
  • continuumUninterrupted, gradual sequence
  • spanDistance between endpoints

breadth · scope · extent · sweep · gradation · spread · compass · latitude · amplitude · expanse

diversity

multiculturalism

Coexistence of diverse traditions

coexistence · demographics · ethnicities · cultural · sociocultural · intercultural · cross-cultural · cosmopolitan · melting-pot · multiformity

Categories
Opposites
diversity vs. sameness

varietiesuniformities

Instances of sameness

uniformity · sameness · monotony · homogeneity · monotonies

plurality vs. singularity

varietieshomogeneities

States of sameness throughout

singularity · monocultures · monoculture · oneness · unity

Phrases
Family

variety, various, vary, diverse, varied, diversity, variation, variable, varying

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