1. The quality or condition of being various or varied; diversity. 2. brought home a variety of snacks. 3. A group that is distinguished from other groups by a specific characteristic or set of characteristics. 4. A taxonomic subdivision of a species consisting of naturally occurring or selectively bred populations or individuals that differ from the remainder of the species in certain minor characters. 5. An organism, especially a plant, belonging to such a subdivision. 6. A variety show.
