1. (adj)assorted, various 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"
2. (adj)respective(a), several(a), various(a) considered individually
"the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed"
3. (adj)diverse, various 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"
4. (adj)versatile, various having greatdiversity or variety "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition"