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garden variety

gar·den va·ri·e·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gahr-dn vuh-rahy-i-tee]
    • /ˈgɑr dn vəˈraɪ ɪ ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gahr-dn vuh-rahy-i-tee]
    • /ˈgɑr dn vəˈraɪ ɪ ti/

Definitions of garden variety words

  • adjective garden variety common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional. 1
  • adjective garden variety (Idiomatic) Ordinary, common, or unexceptional. 0
See all 2 definitions of garden variety

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Origin of garden variety

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Garden variety

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Garden variety

garden variety popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for garden variety

adj garden variety

  • average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
  • common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
  • commonplace — If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
  • conventional — Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
  • cut-and-dried — prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-dried decision.
All 189 Synonyms of garden variety

Antonyms for garden variety

adj garden variety

  • abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
  • unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
  • unconventional — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
  • infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
  • different — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
All 67 Antonyms of garden variety

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