Definitions for various
ˈvɛər i əsvar·i·ous

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

1. assorted, various(adj)

   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)(adj)

   considered individually

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

3. diverse, various(adj)

   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, various(adj)

   having great diversity or variety

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. various(Adjective)

   having a broad range (of different elements).

   The reasons are various.

   Etymology: From varieux, from varius

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

1. Various(adj)

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

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

2. Various(adj)

   changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable

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

3. Various(adj)

   variegated; diversified; not monotonous

   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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Greg Bretzking:

   We know there are various versions of what occurred during this event: most inaccurate, some inflammatory, to that end, we want to do what we can to lay out an honest and unfiltered view of what happened and how it happened.

2. John McCain:

   I worry when they arrest people for no good reason, when they have 40,000 or so people in prison and there's clearly been an abridgement of various freedoms, such as the press and others.

3. Alissa Cooper:

   Because the proposal roots the accountability responsibility in the various stakeholder communities, that is one of the defenses against capture by any single constituency, the proposal does a good job of maintaining the aspects of the current system that have been working well and carrying them forward to the future.

4. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis:

   The differences that remain concern how we understand the relationships between the various reforms and the macro environment.

5. Jeff Neuburger:

   Many people believe that the real payoff with the bitcoin phenomenon is blockchain and all the various uses it can be put to, it will have some impact on the way all kinds of financial services are conducted.

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