miscellany vs variety

variety vs miscellany

miscellany and variety both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
miscellany	Yes	No	No	No
variety	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, miscellany and variety are synonyms defined as:

miscellany and variety: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Other synonyms of miscellany include assortment, miscellanea, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord.

miscellany (noun)	variety (noun)
an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.	noticeable heterogeneity
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things	a difference that is usually pleasant
	a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
	a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
	(biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
	a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

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