Main Entry: ¹var·i·ous

Pronunciation: \ˈver-ē-əs\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, probably from Medieval Latin *variosus, from Latin varius

Date: 15th century

1 archaic : variable, inconstant
2 : varicolored <birds of various plumage>
3 a : of differing kinds : multifarious b : dissimilar in nature or form : unlike
4 : having a number of different aspects or characteristics <a various place>
5 : of an indefinite number greater than one <stop at various towns>
6 : individual, separate <rate increases granted in the various states>

synonyms see different

— var·i·ous·ness noun