various

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɛəɹi.əs/ (General American, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈvɛəɹi.əs/, (among some speakers) /ˈvæɹi.əs/ (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈvɛɹi.əs/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹi.əs, -æɹi.əs === Determiner === various More than one (of an indeterminate set of things). === Adjective === various (not comparable) Having a broad range (of different elements). (dated) That varies or differs from others; variant; different, sundry. ==== Synonyms ==== diverse, manifold, miscellaneous, motley, multifarious, sundry; See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous ==== Antonyms ==== monotonous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “various”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “various”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Saviour, saviour