Phrase guide

variety is the spice of life

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

Variety is what makes life interesting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 多样性是生活的调味剂 — variety is what makes life interesting
  • Czech: změna je život — variety is what makes life interesting
  • Finnish: vaihtelu virkistää — variety is what makes life interesting
  • French: il faut varier les plaisirs — variety is what makes life interesting
  • German: Abwechslung versüßt das Leben — variety is what makes life interesting
  • Hungarian: úgy szép az élet, ha zajlik — variety is what makes life interesting
  • Hungarian: a változatosság gyönyörködtet — variety is what makes life interesting
  • Norwegian: forandring fryder — variety is what makes life interesting
  • Polish: różnorodność jest przyprawą życia — variety is what makes life interesting
  • Polish: różnorodność nadaje życiu smak — variety is what makes life interesting
  • Portuguese: diversidade é o tempero da vida — variety is what makes life interesting
  • Russian: Разнообразие – это изюминка жизни. — variety is what makes life interesting
  • Spanish: en la variedad está el gusto — variety is what makes life interesting
  • Swedish: omväxling förnöjer — variety is what makes life interesting