'Varied' definitions:
Definition of 'varied'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Characterized by variety; "immigrants' varied ethnic and religious traditions"; "his work is interesting and varied" [ant: unvaried, unvarying]
adjective
Widely different; "varied motives prompt people to join a political party"; "varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants" [syn: varied, wide-ranging]
adjective
Broken away from sameness or identity or duplication; "her quickly varied answers indicated uncertainty"
Definition of 'Varied'
From: GCIDE
- Varied \Va"ried\, a. Changed; altered; various; diversified; as, a varied experience; varied interests; varied scenery. -- {Va"ried*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
- The varied fields of science, ever new. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Varied'
From: GCIDE
- Vary \Va"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Varied; p. pr. & vb. n. Varying.] [OE. varien, F. varier, L. variare, fr. varius various. See Various, and cf. Variate.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify; as, to vary the properties, proportions, or nature of a thing; to vary a posture or an attitude; to vary one's dress or opinions. [1913 Webster]
- Shall we vary our device at will, Even as new occasion appears? --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to alternate. [1913 Webster]
- Gods, that never change their state, Vary oft their love and hate. --Waller. [1913 Webster]
- We are to vary the customs according to the time and country where the scene of action lies. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversify; to variegate. [1913 Webster]
- God hath varied their inclinations. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- God hath here Varied his bounty so with new delights. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Mus.) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See Variation, 4. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'varied'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amalgamated,
- ambiguous,
- ambivalent,
- amphibious,
- assorted,
- at odds,
- at variance,
- blended,
- combined,
- complex,
- composite,
- compound,
- compounded,
- conglomerate,
- contrary,
- contrasted,
- contrasting,
- dappled,
- departing,
- deviating,
- deviative,
- different,
- differentiated,
- differing,
- disaccordant,
- disagreeing,
- discordant,
- discrepant,
- discrete,
- discriminated,
- disjoined,
- disparate,
- dissimilar,
- dissonant,
- distinct,
- distinguished,
- divergent,
- diverging,
- divers,
- diverse,
- diversified,
- eclectic,
- equivocal,
- fifty-fifty,
- half-and-half,
- heterogeneous,
- in disagreement,
- inaccordant,
- incompatible,
- incongruous,
- inconsistent,
- inconsonant,
- indiscriminate,
- inharmonious,
- intricate,
- ironic,
- irreconcilable,
- jumbled,
- many,
- many and various,
- many-sided,
- medley,
- mingled,
- miscellaneous,
- mixed,
- motley,
- multifaceted,
- multifarious,
- multinational,
- multiracial,
- of all sorts,
- patchy,
- pluralistic,
- poles apart,
- poles asunder,
- promiscuous,
- scrambled,
- separate,
- separated,
- several,
- sundry,
- syncretic,
- thrown together,
- unconformable,
- unequal,
- unlike,
- variant,
- variegated,
- various,
- varying,
- widely apart,
- worlds apart