type vs variety

variety vs type

type and variety both are nouns.

type is a verb but variety is not a verb.

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

As nouns, variety is a hypernym of type; that is, variety is a word with a broader meaning than type:

type: a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
variety: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

Other hypernyms of type include form, kind, sort.

type (noun)	variety (noun)
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper	noticeable heterogeneity
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing	a difference that is usually pleasant
all of the tokens of the same symbol	a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
printed characters	a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon	(biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)	a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

type (verb)	variety (verb)
identify as belonging to a certain type
write by means of a keyboard with types

Difference between type and variety

Words related to "variety"

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