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Webster 1913 Edition

Various

Va′ri-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
varius
. Cf.
Vair
.]
1.
Different; diverse; several; manifold;
as, men of
various
names;
various
occupations;
various
colors
.
So many and so
various
laws are given.
Milton.
A wit as
various
, gay, grave, sage, or wild.
Byron.
2.
Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable.
A man so
various
, that he seemed to be
Not one, but all mankind’s epitome.
Dryden.
The names of mixed modes . . . are very
various
.
Locke.
3.
Variegated; diversified; not monotonous.
A happy rural seat of
various
view.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Various

VA'RIOUS

,
Adj.
[L. varius, See Vary.]
1.
different; several; manifold; as men of various names and various occupations.
2.
Changeable; uncertain; unfixed.
The names of mixed modes - are very various and doubtful.
3.
Unlike each other; diverse.
So many and so various laws are giv'n.
4.
Variegated; diversified.

Definition 2025

various

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English

Determiner

various

  1. More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).
    Various books have been taken.
    There are various ways to fix the problem.
    You have broken various of the rules.

Adjective

various ‎(not comparable)

  1. Having a broad range (of different elements).
    The reasons are various.

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Etymology

Borrowing from Middle French varieux, from Latin varius ‎(“manifold, diverse, various, party-colored, variegated, also changing, changeable, fickle, etc.”).

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