Standard Lemma guide

varied

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvɛəɹid/
  • /ˈvɛɹid/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
  • New-York-City, Southern-US: /ˈvɛəɹid/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • New-York-City, Southern-US: /ˈvæɹid/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: V EH1 R IY0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

diverse or miscellaneous

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eclectic

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

having been changed or modified

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

variegated

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of vary

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

characterized by variety

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • immigrants' varied ethnic and religious traditions
  • his work is interesting and varied

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unvaried

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

broken away from sameness or identity or duplication

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her quickly varied answers indicated uncertainty

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

widely different

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • varied motives prompt people to join a political party
  • varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wide-ranging

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: төрлө (törlö) — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Bulgarian: разнообразен (raznoobrazen) — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Esperanto: diversa — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Georgian: სხვადასხვა (sxvadasxva) — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Georgian: სხვადასხვანაირი (sxvadasxvanairi) — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Georgian: ნაირფერი (nairperi) — diverse or miscellaneous
  • German: vielfältig — diverse or miscellaneous
  • German: abwechslungsreich — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Greek: ποικίλος (poikílos) — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Irish: ilghnéitheach — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Irish: ilchineálach — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Italian: variato — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Japanese: 様々 (samazama) — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Latin: varius — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Scottish Gaelic: eadar-dhealaichte — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Serbo-Croatian: многоврстан — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Serbo-Croatian: mnogovrstan — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Swedish: omväxlande — diverse or miscellaneous
  • Bashkir: үҙгәргән (üźgərgən) — having been changed or modified
  • Bashkir: үҙгәртелгән (üźgərtelgən) — having been changed or modified
  • Bulgarian: различен (različen) — having been changed or modified
  • Greek: ποικίλος (poikílos) — variegated
  • Italian: variegato — variegated
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