Definitions for: Various


[adj] 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"
[adj] distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "diverse parts of the country"; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"
[adj] having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition"



Webster (1913) Definition: Va"ri*ous, a. [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.

Synonyms: assorted, different, diverse, varied, versatile

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