Meaning of VARIOUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'vehreeus
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | assorted, different, diverse, varied, versatile |
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| | 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.
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