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Definitions: Varsity |
VarsityNoun1. A British abbreviation; usually Oxford and Cambridge Universities. 2. A team representing a college or university. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "varsity" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1904. (references) |
Synonym: VarsitySynonym: first team (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Varsity |
| English words defined with "varsity": junior varsity, JV ♦ varsity letter, varsity sock. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Varsity Blues (1999) The Varsity Show (1930) Varsity (1930) The Varsity Drag (1929) Varsity (1928) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Poughkeepsie title defenders - Columbia University's Varsity eight braves cold weather to work out on rough Harlem River.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Princeton varsity crew.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The only photo of Wellesley's 1922 varsity crew.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Conversion. Rowing shells to life rafts. At his old job making rowing shells for varsity crews, this veteran craftsman now helps produce plywood life rafts for Navy ships. Here he is shown at work on the frame of a rowing shell.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Yale Varsity Crew and substitutes.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Yale Varsity Nine & Squad.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Varsity" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 90.00% of the time. "Varsity" is used about 30 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 90% | 27 | 66,962 |
| Noun (proper) | 10% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 30 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Varsity Group, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "varsity": junior varsity ♦ varsity letter ♦ varsity sock ♦ varsity sports ♦ varsity team. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "varsity": inter-varsity. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
varsity blues | 307 |
varsity | 224 |
varsity jacket | 121 |
ford varsity | 85 |
varsity book | 52 |
junior varsity | 46 |
bliss blues ellis varsity | 32 |
varsity cheerleading | 28 |
cheerleader varsity | 28 |
varsity theater | 27 |
varsity blues soundtrack | 27 |
fashions spirit varsity | 27 |
atlanta varsity | 26 |
football league ontario varsity | 25 |
varsity blues cast | 24 |
cheer varsity | 24 |
varsity blues movie | 22 |
font varsity | 21 |
restaurant varsity | 18 |
football ontario varsity | 18 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "varsity"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | universitet (college, university), i universitetit (university). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | جامعة (academy, uni, university). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | университет (university). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | universita (graduate school). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | تیم اول دانشگاه یادانشکده , دانشگاهی (Collegiate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | université, faculté. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Universität (school, university). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πανεπιστήμιο (qualifications or diplomas of that level, term used in its general sense to indicate all type of post-secondary education and training establishments which offer, university, whatever such establishments may be called in the Member States, within the framework of initial and/or continuing training), αθλητικόσ όμιλοσ κολλέγιου. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | egyetemi válogatott sportcsapat, egyetem (campus, college, institute, seat of learning, university). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | ollooschoill. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arsityvay университетский (academic, academical, campus-based, collegiate, university), университет (campus, college, university). (various references) univerzitet (university), seniorski, prvotimski, prvi tim. (various references) universidad (qualifications or diplomas of that level, school, term used in its general sense to indicate all type of post-secondary education and training establishments which offer, university, whatever such establishments may be called in the Member States, within the framework of initial and/or continuing training). (various references) universitet (university). (various references) üniversite takımı (varsity team), üniversite (college, university). (various references) університет (campus, college, university). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Varsity" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Evaristi, varaity, varity, verasity, verosity, vracity. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "varsity" (pronounced vÄ"rsutē) |
| 5 | -r s u t ē | scarcity. |
| 4 | -s u t ē | adversity, analyticity, animosity, atrocity, audacity, authenticity, biodiversity, capacity, complexity, complicity, curiosity, density, diversity, domesticity, duplicity, eccentricity, elasticity, electricity, ethnicity, falsity, Felicity, ferocity, generosity, incapacity, intensity, laxity, mendacity, monstrosity, multiplicity, necessity, obesity, opacity, overcapacity, paucity, perplexity, perversity, pomposity, propensity, publicity, reciprocity, religiosity, simplicity, specificity, tenacity, toxicity, university, velocity, veracity, virtuosity, viscosity, voracity. |
| 3 | -u t ē | ability, abnormality, absurdity, acceptability, accessibility, accountability, acidity, activity, actuality, acuity, adaptability, admissibility, advisability, affinity, affordability, aggressivity, agility, alacrity, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amiability, amity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, applicability, austerity, authority, availability, banality, barbarity, believability, bestiality, bisexuality, brevity, brutality, calamity, capability, captivity, causality, cavity, celebrity, centrality, charity, chastity, civility, clarity, collegiality, commodity, commonality, community, comparability, compatibility, comprehensibility, conditionality, conductivity, confidentiality, conformity, congeniality, congruity, connectivity, constitutionality, continuity, convertibility, creativity, credibility, credulity, criminality, criticality, crotchety, culpability, cyclicality, debility, deductibility, deformity, deity, deniability, dependability, depravity, deputy, desirability, dexterity, dignity, dimensionality, disability, discontinuity, disparity, dissimilarity, disunity, divinity, docility, duality, ductility, durability, electability, eligibility, enforceability, enmity, enormity, entity, equality, equanimity, equity, eternity, eventuality, exclusivity, expressivity, extraterritoriality, extremity, facility, fallibility, familiarity, fatality, feasibility, femininity, fertility, festivity, fidelity, finality, flammability, flexibility, fluidity, formality, fragility, fraternity, frivolity, frugality, functionality, futility, generality, geniality, gentility, gratuity, gravity, gullibility, heredity, heterogeneity, heterosexuality, hilarity, homogeneity, homosexuality, hospitality, hostility, humanity, humidity, humility, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illegality, illiquidity, immaturity, immobility, immorality, immortality, immunity, impartiality, impersonality, impossibility, impropriety, impunity, impurity, inability, inaccessibility, inactivity, incivility, incompatibility, incongruity, incredulity, indemnity, indestructibility, indignity, individuality, inequality, inequity, inevitability, infallibility, inferiority, infertility, infidelity, infinity, infirmity, inflexibility, informality, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insecurity, insensitivity, instability, instrumentality, insularity, integrity, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irrationality, irregularity, irresponsibility, irritability, laity, legality, legibility, lethality, levity, liability, liberality, liquidity, lividity, locality, longevity, majority, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, masculinity, materiality, maternity, maturity, mediocrity, mentality, minority, miscibility, mobility, modality, modernity, morality, morbidity, mortality, motility, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, nativity, negativity, neutrality, nobility, Nonconformity, nonentity, nonutility, normality, notoriety, nudity, objectivity, obscenity, obscurity, oddity, opportunity, originality, oversensitivity, palatability, parity, partiality, particularity, passivity, paternity, peculiarity, permeability, perpetuity, personality, piety, plausibility, plurality, polarity, polity, popularity, portability, possibility, posterity, practicality, predictability, principality, priority, probability, probity, proclivity, productivity, profanity, profitability, progressivity, promiscuity, proportionality, propriety, prosperity, proximity, punctuality, purity, quality, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rarity, rationality, reactivity, readability, reality, receptivity, reflexivity, regularity, relativity, reliability, respectability, responsibility, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, seasonality, security, selectivity, senility, seniority, sensibility, sensitivity, sensuality, sentimentality, serendipity, serenity, severity, sexuality, similarity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidarity, solidity, sorority, speciality, spirituality, spontaneity, stability, sterility, stupidity, subjectivity, suitability, superconductivity, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, technicality, temerity, theatricality, timidity, tonality, totality, tranquility, transferability, Trinity, triviality, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unavailability, unfamiliarity, uniformity, unity, universality, unpopularity, unpredictability, unreality, unreliability, uppity, utility, validity, vanity, variability, variety, velvety, venality, Verity, versatility, viability, vicinity, virginity, virility, visibility, vitality, volatility, vulgarity, vulnerability. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-r-s-t-v-y" | |
-2 letters: airts, artsy, astir, satyr, sitar, stair, stray, stria, tarsi, trays, vairs, vasty, vista. | |
-3 letters: airs, airt, airy, aits, arts, arty, rats, rays, rias, ryas, sari, sati, star, stay, stir, tars, tavs, tivy, tray, tsar, vair, vars, vary, vast, vats, visa, vita. | |
-4 letters: air, ais, ait, ars, art, ays, its, ivy, ras, rat, ray, ria, rya, sat, say, sir, sit, sri, sty, tar, tas, tav, tis, try, var, vas, vat, via, vis, yar. | |
-5 letters: ai, ar, as, at, ay, is, it, si, ta, ti, ya. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-r-s-t-v-y" | |
+1 letter: vestiary. | |
+2 letters: adversity. | |
+3 letters: shrievalty, subvariety, varicosity. | |
+4 letters: antislavery, assertively, overstaying, travestying, vascularity, versatilely, versatility, vineyardist. | |
+5 letters: absorptivity, aggressivity, avascularity, clairvoyants, hyperactives, intervalleys, severability, supergravity, supravitally, transitively, transitivity, universality, vesicularity, vineyardists, voluntaryism, voluntaryist. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 61 72 73 69 74 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- .- .-. ... .. - -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01100001 01110010 01110011 01101001 01110100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V a r s i t y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0061 0072 0073 0069 0074 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)56678485758691 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Names: Company Usage 10. Expressions 11. Expressions: Internet 12. Translations: Modern | 13. Derivations 14. Rhymes 15. Anagrams 16. Orthography | 17. Bibliography |
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