A collection containing a variety of sorts of things:
— He had a variety of disorders.

synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord.

Roget 83: nonconformity etc. 82; unconformity, disconformity; unconventionality, informality, abnormity^†, abnormality, anomaly; anomalousness etc. adj.^†; exception, peculiarity; infraction of law, breach, of law, violation of law, violation of custom, violation of usage, infringement of law, infringement of custom, infringement of usage; teratism^†, eccentricity, bizarrerie^†, oddity, je ne sais quoi [Fr.], monster, monstrosity, rarity; freak, freak of Nature, weirdo, mutant; rouser, snorter [U.S.].    individuality, idiosyncrasy, originality, mannerism.    aberration; irregularity; variety; singularity; exemption; salvo etc. (qualification) 469.    nonconformist; nondescript, character, original, nonesuch, nonsuch^†, monster, prodigy, wonder, miracle, curiosity, flying fish, black sheep, black swan, lusus naturae [Lat.], rara avis [Lat.], queer fish; mongrel, random breed; half-caste, half-blood, half-breed; metis [Lat.], crossbreed, hybrid, mule, hinny, mulatto; tertium quid [Lat.], hermaphrodite.    [Mythical animals] phoenix, chimera, hydra, sphinx, minotaur; griffin, griffon; centaur; saggittary^†; kraken, cockatrice, wyvern, roc, dragon, sea serpent; mermaid, merman, merfolk^†; unicorn; Cyclops, men whose heads do grow beneath their men whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders" [Othello]; teratology.    [unconformable to the surroundings] fish out of water; neither one thing nor another, neither fish nor fowl, neither fish flesh nor fowl nor good red neither fish flesh nor fowl nor good red herring; one in a million, one in a way, one in a thousand; outcast, outlaw; off the beaten track; oasis.    ... show more

Dutch: gemengde berichten, assortiment, mengeling
Polish: zasób, asortyment

Noticeable heterogeneity:
— The range and variety of his work is amazing.

synonyms: diverseness, diversity, multifariousness.

Roget 15: difference; variance, variation, variety; diversity, dissimilarity etc. 18; disagreement etc. 24; disparity etc. (inequality) 28; distinction, contradistinction; alteration.    modification, permutation, moods and tenses.    nice distinction, fine distinction, delicate distinction, subtle distinction; shade of difference, nuance; discrimination etc. 465; differentia.    different thing, something else, apple off another tree, another pair of shoes; horse of a different color; this that or the other.    ... show more

Roget 81: multiformity, omniformity^†; variety, diversity; multifariousness etc. adj.; varied assortment.    dissimilarity etc. 18.   

Dutch: diversiteit, heterogeniteit, pluraliteit, pluriformiteit, range, variabiliteit, verscheidenheid
Polish: wielorakość

biology A taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics.

Dutch: variëteit

A show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances.

synonym: variety show.

A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.

synonyms: form, kind, sort.

Roget 75: class, division, category, categorema^†, head, order, section; department, subdepartment, province, domain.    kind, sort, genus, species, variety, family, order, kingdom, race, tribe, caste, sept, clan, breed, type, subtype, kit, sect, set, subset; assortment; feather, kidney; suit; range; gender, sex, kin.    manner, description, denomination, designation, rubric, character, stamp predicament; indication, particularization, selection, specification.    similarity etc. 17.    ... show more

Dutch: genre, categorie, aard, ras, type, soort

A difference that is usually pleasant:
— He goes to France for variety.

synonym: change.