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Bevy vs Assortment - What's the difference?

bevy | assortment | Related terms |

Bevy is a related term of assortment.


As nouns the difference between bevy and assortment

is that bevy is a group of animals, in particular quail while assortment is a collection of varying but related items.

bevy

English

Noun

(bevies)
  • A group of animals, in particular quail.
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    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Fantasy of navigation , passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}
  • A large group or collection.
  • A group of female humans. Used chiefly of schoolgirls.

    • assortment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A collection of varying but related items.
    • This box has an assortment of chocolates, there's a picture on the cover so you know which is which.

    Synonyms

    * diversity, Whitman's sampler * See also