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2 disagreement, misunderstanding, discord, difference (of
opinion), dissension, contention, dispute, dissent, controversy,
quarrel, conflict, argument, debate, lack of harmony, falling
out, schism, rift: There has never been any variance between us
about the disciplining of the children. 3 at variance. in
dispute, in disagreement, quarrelling, in contention, in
conflict: The workforce was at variance with management in the
matter of day care.
variant n. 1 alternative, modification, variation: 'Labor' is an
American spelling variant of 'labour'.
--adj. 2 varying, variable, changing, altering, unstable,
deviant, deviating, different, differing; separate, distinct:
It is claimed that the law is given variant interpretations
depending on the social standing of the suspect.
variation n. 1 change, changing, alteration, altering, variety, varying,
modification, modifying, difference, differing, diversification,
diversity, diversifying, modulation, modulating, conversion,
converting, permutation, permuting: We have to allow for
variation in the intensity of the light. 2 variety, choice,
novelty, diversity, departure (from the norm or usual), change
of pace, divergence, variegation, deviation (from the norm):
This restaurant offers considerable variation in its menu.
varied adj. 1 diverse, diversified, mixed, miscellaneous, assorted,
heterogeneous: An insufficiently varied diet may lead to
malnutrition. 2 See various, below 3 See variegated, below.
variegated
adj. multicolour(ed), particolour(ed), varicoloured,
many-coloured, motley, pied, piebald, brindled, mottled,
polychrome, polychromatic; nacreous, changeant, opalescent,
opaline: Plants with variegated foliage always add interest to
a garden.
variety n. 1 diversity, diversification, multifariousness,
multiplicity, number, range, assortment, medley, mixture, mix,
miscellany, heterogeneity, choice, selection, collection: Don't
you find that the variety of foods in supermarkets today is
astonishing? There was certainly a wide variety of people at
their party. 2 difference, heterogeneity, discrepancy,