variety vs breed
breed vs varietyvariety and breed both are nouns.
variety is not a verb while breed is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| variety | Yes | No | No | No |
| breed | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
breed is a hyponym of
variety; that is, breed is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
variety:
- variety: (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
- breed: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
| variety (noun) | breed (noun) |
|---|---|
| noticeable heterogeneity | a special type |
| a difference that is usually pleasant | a special variety of domesticated animals within a species |
| 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 |
| variety (verb) | breed (verb) |
|---|---|
| have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) | |
| copulate with a female, used especially of horses | |
| cause to procreate (animals) | |
| call forth |
Words related to "variety"
- accumulation
- aggregation
- alphabet soup
- antitype
- art form
- assemblage
- assortment
- biodiversity
- biological science
- biology
- brand
- breed
- category
- change
- collection
- color
- colour
- cultivar
- description
- difference
- diverseness
- diversity
- farrago
- flavor
- flavour
- form
- gallimaufry
- genre
- genus
- grab bag
- heterogeneity
- heterogeneousness
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- ilk
- kind
- like
- make
- manner
- melange
- mingle-mangle
- minstrel show
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- mixture
- model
- motley
- multidimensionality
- multifariousness
- music hall
- oddments
- odds and ends
- omnium-gatherum
- potpourri
- ragbag
- range
- review
- revue
- salmagundi
- sampler
- selection
- show
- smorgasbord
- sort
- species
- stock
- strain
- stripe
- style
- taxon
- taxonomic category
- taxonomic group
- the like
- the likes of
- type
- unvaried
- unvarying
- varied
- variety show
- vaudeville
- witch's brew
- witches' brew
- witches' broth
Words related to "breed"
- animal group
- animal husbandry
- bloodstock
- breeder
- breeding
- brood
- cause
- copulate
- couple
- cover
- create
- cross
- crossbreed
- do
- engender
- hatch
- hybridise
- hybridize
- incubate
- interbreed
- make
- mate
- mongrelise
- mongrelize
- multiply
- pair
- pedigree
- procreate
- produce
- pullulate
- reproduce
- spawn
- species
- stock
- strain
- type
- variety
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