'Various' definitions:
Definition of 'various'
(from WordNet)
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" [syn: assorted, various]
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
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" [syn: diverse, various]
adjective
Having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition" [syn: versatile, various]
Definition of 'Various'
From: GCIDE
- Various \Va"ri*ous\, a. [L. varius. Cf. Vair.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors. [1913 Webster]
- So many and so various laws are given. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- A wit as various, gay, grave, sage, or wild. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable. [1913 Webster]
- A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- The names of mixed modes . . . are very various. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Variegated; diversified; not monotonous. [1913 Webster]
- A happy rural seat of various view. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'various'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- assorted,
- at odds,
- at variance,
- capricious,
- certain,
- changeable,
- changing,
- choppy,
- composite,
- contrary,
- contrasted,
- contrasting,
- departing,
- deviating,
- deviative,
- deviatory,
- different,
- differentiated,
- differing,
- disaccordant,
- disagreeing,
- discordant,
- discrepant,
- discrete,
- discriminated,
- disjoined,
- disorderly,
- disparate,
- dissimilar,
- dissonant,
- distant,
- distinct,
- distinctive,
- distinguished,
- divaricate,
- divergent,
- diverging,
- divers,
- diverse,
- diversified,
- diversiform,
- erose,
- erratic,
- heterogeneous,
- impulsive,
- in disagreement,
- inaccordant,
- incompatible,
- incongruous,
- inconsistent,
- inconsonant,
- inconstant,
- individual,
- inharmonious,
- irreconcilable,
- irregular,
- jagged,
- jerky,
- legion,
- many,
- many and various,
- mercurial,
- miscellaneous,
- more,
- more than one,
- motley,
- multifarious,
- multitudinal,
- multitudinous,
- mutable,
- nonconformist,
- nonstandard,
- nonuniform,
- not singular,
- numerous,
- of all sorts,
- peculiar,
- plural,
- pluralistic,
- plurative,
- poles apart,
- poles asunder,
- populous,
- ragged,
- rough,
- separate,
- separated,
- several,
- some,
- spasmodic,
- sporadic,
- sundry,
- unalike,
- unconformable,
- unequable,
- unequal,
- uneven,
- unlike,
- unorthodox,
- unsimilar,
- unstable,
- unsteady,
- unsystematic,
- ununiform,
- upwards of,
- variable,
- variant,
- varied,
- variegated,
- variform,
- varying,
- voluminous,
- wavering,
- widely apart,
- worlds apart