'Several' definitions:
Definition of 'several'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many; "several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident"
adjective
Considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" [syn: respective(a), several(a), various(a)]
adjective
Distinct and individual; "three several times"
Definition of 'Several'
From: GCIDE
- Several \Sev"er*al\, a. [OF., fr. LL. separalis, fr. L. separ separate, different. See Sever, Separate.]
- 1. Separate; distinct; particular; single. [1913 Webster]
- Each several ship a victory did gain. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Each might his several province well command, Would all but stoop to what they understand. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Diverse; different; various. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- Habits and faculties, several, and to be distinguished. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- Four several armies to the field are led. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Consisting of a number more than two, but not very many; divers; sundry; as, several persons were present when the event took place. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Several'
From: GCIDE
- Several \Sev"er*al\, adv. By itself; severally. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or storehoudses. --Robynson (More's Utopia). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Several'
From: GCIDE
- Several \Sev"er*al\, n.
- 1. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- There was not time enough to hear . . . The severals. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Persons oe objects, more than two, but not very many. [1913 Webster]
- Several of them neither rose from any conspicuous family, nor left any behind them. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An inclosed or separate place; inclosure. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- They had their several for heathen nations, their several for the people of their own nation. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- In several, in a state of separation. [R.] "Where pastures in several be." --Tusser. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'several'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a certain number,
- a few,
- a number,
- absolute,
- assorted,
- at odds,
- at variance,
- certain,
- concrete,
- considerable,
- contrary,
- contrasted,
- contrasting,
- defined,
- definite,
- departing,
- detailed,
- determinate,
- deviating,
- deviative,
- different,
- differentiated,
- differing,
- disaccordant,
- disagreeing,
- discordant,
- discrepant,
- discrete,
- discriminated,
- disjoined,
- disparate,
- dissimilar,
- dissonant,
- distinct,
- distinguished,
- distributional,
- distributive,
- divergent,
- diverging,
- divers,
- diverse,
- diversified,
- equal,
- esoteric,
- especial,
- even stephen,
- exceptional,
- express,
- extraordinary,
- few,
- fifty-fifty,
- fixed,
- half,
- half-and-half,
- halvers,
- heterogeneous,
- in disagreement,
- inaccordant,
- incompatible,
- incongruous,
- inconsistent,
- inconsonant,
- independent,
- individual,
- inharmonious,
- inner,
- intimate,
- irreconcilable,
- legion,
- many,
- many and various,
- minute,
- more,
- motley,
- multifarious,
- multitudinal,
- multitudinous,
- nonuniqueness,
- not a few,
- noteworthy,
- numerous,
- numerousness,
- of all sorts,
- one or two,
- parcel,
- particular,
- passel,
- per capita,
- per head,
- personal,
- pluralism,
- plurality,
- pluralness,
- poles apart,
- poles asunder,
- populous,
- precise,
- private,
- pro rata,
- proportional,
- proportionate,
- prorated,
- respective,
- separate,
- separated,
- single,
- singular,
- solipsistic,
- some,
- special,
- specific,
- sundry,
- two or three,
- umpteen,
- unconformable,
- unequal,
- unlike,
- upwards of,
- variant,
- varied,
- variegated,
- variety,
- various,
- varying,
- voluminous,
- widely apart,
- worlds apart
Words containing 'Several'
- In several,
- Sever,
- Severable,
- Severalities,
- Severality,
- Severalize,
- Severally,
- Severance,
- Severe,
- Severed,
- Severely,
- Severeness,
- Severer,
- Severing,
- Severities,
- Severity,
- Joint and several,
- Severance, CO,
- Severance, KS,
- severable contract,
- severance agreement,
- several-seeded,
- severe combined immunodeficiency,
- severe acute respiratory syndrome,
- severe combined immunodeficiency disease