Various

//ˈvɛəɹi.əs// adj, det

adj, det ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a broad range (of different elements). not-comparable

    "The reasons are various."

  2. 2
    That varies or differs from others; variant; different. dated, not-comparable

    "a various reading of a Biblical text"

Adjective
  1. 1
    considered individually wordnet
  2. 2
    of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity wordnet
  3. 3
    distinctly dissimilar or unlike wordnet
  4. 4
    having great diversity or variety wordnet
Determiner
  1. 1
    More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).

    "Various books have been taken."

Synonyms

All synonyms
diverseassortedseveralvariedassortedat odds

Example

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"The mandatory character of schooling is rarely analyzed in the multitude of works dedicated to the study of the various ways to develop within children the desire to learn."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French varieux, from Latin varius (“manifold, diverse, various, parti-colored, variegated, also changing, changeable, fickle, etc.”). By surface analysis, vary + -ous.

Related phrases

many and variousvarious and sundryvarious reading

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