vari Idiom, Proverb

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variety is the spice of life

a variety of experiences makes life interesting, to each his own On the sign above the door were these words: GENERAL STORE Variety is the spice of life!

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Variety is the spice of life.

Doing a lot of different things makes life more interesting.

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variety show|show|variety

n. A program that includes several different kinds of entertainment (as songs, dances, comic skits and little dramas). Jane's father was the master of ceremonies of a variety show on TV.

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variety store|store|variety

n. A store that sells many different kinds of things, especially items that are fairly small and in everyday use. I went into a variety store and bought some paint. Five-and-ten cent stores are a kind of variety store.

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at variance

at variance
Differing, discrepant; also, in a state of conflict. For example, John's and Mary's answers are at variance means that their answers do not agree, or John was at variance with his in-laws means that he strongly disagreed or quarreled with them. [Early 1500s]

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garden variety

garden variety
Ordinary, common, as in I don't want anything special in a VCR—the garden variety will do. This term alludes to a common plant as opposed to a specially bred hybrid. [Colloquial; 1920]

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variance

variance
at variance
not in agreement or accord; conflicting

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variety store

variety store
A retail shop that carries a large selection of usually inexpensive merchandise, as in What this town needs is a good variety store. [Second half of 1700s]

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various and sundry

various and sundry
Of different kinds, miscellaneous, as in Various and sundry items did not sell, so they'll probably hold another auction. This expression is a redundancy, the two adjectives meaning just about the same thing.