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Definitions for various
ˈvɛər i əsvar·i·ous
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Princeton's WordNet
assorted, variousadjective
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"
respective(a), several(a), various(a)adjective
considered individually
"the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed"
diverse, variousadjective
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"
versatile, variousadjective
having great diversity or variety
"his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition"
Wiktionary
variousadjective
having a broad range (of different elements).
The reasons are various.
Etymology: From varieux, from varius
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various
Various refers to a diversity, assortment, or numerous different specific items, elements, or things within a set, category, or group. It denotes severalness, variety, multiplicity, or diversity in types or kinds.
Webster Dictionary
Variousadjective
different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors
Variousadjective
changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable
Variousadjective
variegated; diversified; not monotonous
Etymology: [L. varius. Cf. Vair.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Various
vā′ri-us, adj. varied, different: several: unlike each other: changeable: uncertain: variegated.—adv. Vā′riously.—n. Vā′riousness. [L. varius.]
Editors Contribution
various
A variety.
The newsagent had a variety of magazines to sell.
Submitted by MaryC on February 13, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'various' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #620
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'various' in Written Corpus Frequency: #809
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'various' in Adjectives Frequency: #72
Anagrams for various »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of various in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of various in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of various in a Sentence
This kidnapping confirms the fragile security situation in which the various humanitarian organizations work and whose victims are the local population, i call for the liberation of these humanitarian workers.
It appears that various potential strategies noted above were applied to ensure favorable ratings or to avoid the rating downgrade.
Every statement, every utterance from Kim Jong Un has not even conveyed a hint of Kim Jong inclination to denuclearize, the North Korea, for various reasons, are closer to being willing to freeze or even give up their program than they have ever been, and that is not a bad thing.
This project […] will promote tourism to the place where thousands of people were saved when fleeing the horrors of war, and where various channels of espionage helped the allies to victory.
The occupiers tried to gain a foothold there [in Kherson], their collaborators made various brazen statements, which in Russian are called the very apt word ‘shapkozakidatelstvo’ (false forecasts)... But how did it help them? The Armed Forces of Ukraine are advancing step by step in the region.
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- شتى, متنوع, مختلفArabic
- төрлөBashkir
- ро́зныBelarusian
- varisCatalan, Valencian
- rozdílnýCzech
- forskelligeDanish
- verschiedeneGerman
- διάφοροςGreek
- diversajEsperanto
- variosSpanish
- vaihteleva, moninainen, erilainen, eriFinnish
- diversFrench
- éagsúil, ilchineálach, ilghnéitheachIrish
- विभिन्नHindi
- sokféle, különféle, különbözőHungarian
- diversaIdo
- varioItalian
- 여러 가지의Korean
- variisLatin
- dažādiLatvian
- uiteenlopend, verscheiden, diversDutch
- diverseNorwegian
- różnyPolish
- váriosPortuguese
- variatRomanian
- различный, разныйRussian
- raznoliki, razniSerbo-Croatian
- olikaSwedish
- వేర్వేరుTelugu
- çeşitliTurkish
- різноманітніUkrainian
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