various

1. 1
   a number ofdeterminer

   Several different ones, when the exact number is not known or given.

   Like grabbing a few different snacks from the shelf instead of just one.

   Various students asked the teacher the same question.

   She tried various ways to fix the broken toy.

   UsageUse it before a plural noun, like several: various ways, various books.

   Similarseveral, many, numerous, multiple

2. 2
   diverseadjective

   Made up of many different kinds or types.

   Like a box of crayons full of many different colors.

   Her friends are many and various, from artists to farmers.

   Their reasons for leaving the party early were various.

   Similardiverse, varied, wide-ranging, manifold, eclectic

   Oppositeuniform, homogeneous, limited, narrow

3. 3
   adjectivedated

   Not the same as the others, like a different form of the same thing.

   UsageToday people usually say variant or different instead.

   Similardiffering, divergent, different

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