VARIETY

noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French varieté, from Latin varietat-, varietas, from varius various Date: 15th century the quality or state of having different forms or types ; multifariousness, a number or collection of different things especially of a particular class ; assortment , 3. something differing from others of the same general kind ; sort , any of various groups of plants or animals ranking below a species ; subspecies , ~ show