Definition of various
1 : of an indefinite number greater than one stop at various towns
2 : individual, separate rate increases granted in the various states
3a : of differing kinds : multifariousb : dissimilar in nature or form : unlike
4 : varicolored birds of various plumage
5 : having a number of different aspects or characteristics a various place
6 archaic : variable, inconstant
variousness
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of various in a Sentence
He has lived in places as various as New York and Beijing.
for their various and bizarrely shaped plumage, males of the bird of paradise species have few rivals
Origin and Etymology of various
Middle English, from Latin varius “having contrasting colors, of different kinds, changeable” (of uncertain origin) + Middle English -ous, -os -ous
Synonym Discussion of various
various
Definition of various
: an indefinite number of separate individuals greater than one have read various of her essays
First Known Use of various
1877
VARIOUS Defined for English Language Learners
various
playDefinition of various for English Language Learners
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—used to refer to several different or many different things, people, etc.
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: different from each other
VARIOUS Defined for Kids
various
playDefinition of various for Students
1 : of different kinds On the walls, repeated in various colors, hung several portraits of Queen Victoria … — Mary Norton, The Borrowers
2 : different one from another : unlike The projects are in various stages of completion.
3 : made up of an indefinite number greater than one Various church groups called meetings. — Richard Peck, A Year Down Yonder
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