Definitions for Various
ˈvɛər i əsVar·i·ous

Princeton's WordNet(3.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. respective(a), several(a), various(a)adjective

   considered individually

   "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed"

3. 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"

4. versatile, variousadjective

   having great diversity or variety

   "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. variousadjective

   having a broad range (of different elements).

   The reasons are various.

2. Etymology: From varieux, from varius

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Variousadjective

   different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors

2. Variousadjective

   changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable

3. Variousadjective

   variegated; diversified; not monotonous

4. Etymology: [L. varius. Cf. Vair.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Various

   vā′ri-us, adj. varied, different: several: unlike each other: changeable: uncertain: variegated.—adv. Vā′riously.—n. Vā′riousness. [L. varius.]

Editors Contribution(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. various

   A variety.

   The newsagent had a variety of magazines to sell.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 13, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Various' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #620

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Various' in Written Corpus Frequency: #809

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Various' in Adjectives Frequency: #72

Anagrams for Various »

1. saviour, Saviour

2. Saviour

How to pronounce Various?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Various in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Various in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Various in a Sentence

1. Benito Mussolini:

   But which race? Does there exist a German race? Has it ever existed? Will it ever exist? Reality, myth, or hoax of the theorists? Ah well, we respond, a Germanic race does not exist. Various movements. Curiosity. Stupor. We repeat. Does not exist. We don't say so. Scientists say so. Hitler says so.

2. Sucharita Kodali:

   All kinds of established beauty companies have made forays into various technology investments, for now, they are experiments. That's just all they are. Nothing is a prevailing means of buying or selling.

3. Peter Marks:

   I think we understand at FDA the relative urgency here of trying to have a solution for anyone who's been vaccinated with any of the authorized or approved vaccines, i can tell you that we will proceed with all due urgency to try to get there as rapidly as possible working with the various vaccine sponsors.

4. Jesse Selber:

   He had series of cancers of the scalp and skull that were treated with various surgeries and radiation that left him with a large wound that was all the way down to his brain.

5. Moon Sang-kyun:

   South Korea's South Korea. From our analysis on various sources, it has not achieved re-entry technology.

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