several, respective(a), various
(adjective) considered individually; “the respective club members”; “specialists in their several fields”; “the various reports all agreed”
assorted, various
(adjective) of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; “assorted sizes”; “his disguises are many and various”; “various experiments have failed to disprove the theory”; “cited various reasons for his behavior”
diverse, various
(adjective) distinctly dissimilar or unlike; “celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan”; “animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth”
versatile, various
(adjective) having great diversity or variety; “his various achievements are impressive”; “his vast and versatile erudition”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
various
More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).
various (not comparable)
Having a broad range (of different elements).
(dated) That varies or differs from others; variant; different.
• diverse, manifold, miscellaneous, motley, multifarious, sundry; See also heterogeneous
• Saviour, saviour
Source: Wiktionary
Va"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. varius. Cf. Vair.]
1. Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors. So many and so various laws are given. Milton. A wit as various, gay, grave, sage, or wild. Byron.
2. Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable. A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Dryden. The names of mixed modes . . . are very various. Locke.
3. Variegated; diversified; not monotonous. A happy rural seat of various view. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
