VARIOUS

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

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Etymology

Determiner

various

More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).

Adjective

various (not comparable)

Having a broad range (of different elements).

(dated) That varies or differs from others; variant; different.

Synonyms

• diverse, manifold, miscellaneous, motley, multifarious, sundry; See also heterogeneous

Anagrams

• Saviour, saviour

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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