various
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
- "his disguises are many and various"
- "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"
- "cited various reasons for his behavior"
- considered individually
- "the various reports all agreed"
- distinctly dissimilar or unlike
- "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"
- having great diversity or variety
- "his various achievements are impressive"
Det
- More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).
Adj
- Having a broad range (of different elements).
- That varies or differs from others; variant; different.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French varieux, from Latin varius (“manifold, diverse, various, parti-colored, variegated, also changing, changeable, fickle, etc.”). By surface analysis, vary + -ous.
Synonyms
assorted, diverse, manifold, miscellaneous, motley, multifarious, respective, several, sundry, versatile
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
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