Various
adjective
1.
of different kinds, as two or more things; differing one from another:
Various experiments have not proved his theory.
2.
marked by or exhibiting variety or diversity:
houses of various designs.
3.
presenting or having many different qualities or aspects:
a woman of various talent.
4.
having a variety of colors; varicolored.
5.
different from each other; dissimilar.
6.
variant.
7.
numerous; many:
living at various hotels.
8.
individual (in a group, class, kind, etc.); separate:
permission from various officials in Washington.
pronoun
9.
Informal. several, many, or numerous ones:
I spoke with various of them.
determiner
1.
several different: he is an authority on various subjects
(not standard) (as pronoun; followed by of): various of them came
adjective
2.
of different kinds, though often within the same general category; diverse: various occurrences, his disguises are many and various
3.
(prenominal) relating to a collection of separate persons or things: the various members of the club
4.
displaying variety; many-sided: his various achievements are most impressive
5.
(poetic) variegated
6.
(obsolete) inconstant
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