Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class I. Words Expressing Abstract RelationsSection II. Relation
3. Partial Relation
20a. Variation.
NOUN:VARIATION; alteration (change) [See Change].MODIFICATION, moods and tenses; discrepance, discrepancy.
DIVERGENCY [See Divergence]; deviation [See Deviation]; aberration; innovation.
VERB:VARY (change) [See Change]; deviate [See Deviation]; diverge [See Divergence]; alternate, swerve.
ADJECTIVE:VARIED &c. v.; modified; diversified [See Nonuniformity]; dissimilar [See Dissimilarity].
QUOTATIONS:
- Variety is the very spice of life.—Cowper
- Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety.—Antony and Cleopatra