(varieties)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If something has ~, it consists of things which are different from each other.
Susan’s idea of freedom was to have ~ in her life style...
= diversity
N-UNCOUNT
2.
A ~ of things is a number of different kinds or examples of the same thing.
The island offers such a wide ~ of scenery and wildlife...
People change their mind for a ~ of reasons.
N-SING: usu N of n
3.
A ~ of something is a type of it.
She has 12 varieties of old-fashioned roses.
= kind
N-COUNT: oft N of n