Various

Pronunciation , in accents without the w, English-language_vowel_changes_before_historic_/r/#Mary.E2.80.93marry.E2.80.93merry_merger, "Mary, marry, merry" merger in accents with the

• RP IPA: /ˈvɛəɹiÉ™s/
• US IPA: /ˈvɛəɹiÉ™s/ (alternatively, /ˈvæɹiÉ™s/ among careful speakers) in accents without the w, English-language_vowel_changes_before_historic_/r/#Mary.E2.80.93marry.E2.80.93merry_merger, "Mary, marry, merry" merger
• US IPA: /ˈvɛɹiÉ™s/ in accents with the w, English-language_vowel_changes_before_historic_/r/#Mary.E2.80.93marry.E2.80.93merry_merger, "Mary, marry, merry" merger
• Rhymes: -ɛəriÉ™s

Origin

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

Full definition of various

Determiner

1. more than one indeterminate thingVarious books have been taken.There are various ways to fix the problem.You have broken various of the rules.

Adjective

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

Synonyms

• sundry
• motley
• manifold
• medley
• miscellaneous
• diverse

Related terms

• variant
• variation
• variegate
• variety
• variously
• vary

Anagrams

• saviour, Saviour