various
adjective
- having a broad range
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Pronunciation: /ˈvɛəɹi.əs/ / /ˈvæɹi.əs/ / /ˈvɛɹi.əs/
adj
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.
- Having a broad range (of different elements).
“The reasons are various.”
“For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks.”
- That varies or differs from others; variant; different, sundry.
“a various reading of a Biblical text”
det
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.
- More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).
“Various books have been taken.”
“There are various ways to fix the problem.”