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various
adjective
1 various
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.
synonym: assorted.
Roget 81:
polymorphous,
multiform,
multifold,
multifarious,
multigenerous†,
multiplex;
heterogeneous,
diversified,
dissimilar,
various,
varied,
variform†;
manifold,
many-sided;
variegated,
motley,
mosaic;
epicene,
indiscriminate,
desultory,
irregular;
mixed,
different,
assorted,
mingled,
odd,
diverse,
divers;
all manner of,
of every description,
of all sorts and kinds,
et hoc genus omne [Lat.];
and what not;?
de omnibus rebus et quibusdam aliis [Lat.].
jumbled,
confused,
mixed up,
discordant;
inharmonious,
unmatched,
unrelated,
nonuniform.
omniform†,
omnigenous†,
omnifarious†;
protean
(form)
240.
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2 various
Considered individually:
— The various reports all agreed.
synonyms: respective, several.
Roget 102:
many,
several,
sundry,
divers,
various,
not a few;
Briarean;
a hundred,
a thousand,
a myriad,
a million,
a quadrillion,
a nonillion,
a thousand and one;
some ten or a dozen,
some forty or fifty
&c.;
half a dozen,
half a hundred
&c.;
very many,
full many,
ever so many;
numerous;
numerose†;
profuse,
in profusion;
manifold,
multiplied,
multitudinous,
multiple,
multinominal,
teeming,
populous,
peopled,
crowded,
thick,
studded;
galore.
thick coming,
many more,
more than one can tell,
a world of;
no end of,
no end to;
cum multis aliis [Lat.];
thick as hops,
thick as hail;
plenty as blackberries;
numerous as the stars in the firmament,
numerous as the sands on the seashore,
numerous as the hairs on the head;
and what not,
and heaven knows what;
endless
etc.
(infinite)
105.
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3 various
Distinctly dissimilar or unlike:
— Animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth.
synonym: diverse.
Roget 15:
differing
etc.
v.;
different,
diverse,
heterogeneous,
multifarious,
polyglot;
distinguishable,
dissimilar;
varied,
modified;
diversified,
various,
divers,
all manner of,
all kinds of;
variform
etc.
81;
daedal†.
other,
another,
not the same;
unequal
etc.
28.
unmatched;
widely apart,
poles apart,
distinctive;
characteristic,
discriminative,
distinguishing.
incommensurable,
incommensurate.
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4 various
Having great diversity or variety:
— His various achievements are impressive.
synonym: versatile.
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