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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
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
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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