adj
Meaning 1
Having a broad range (of different elements).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- The reasons are various.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Having a broad range (of different elements).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
That varies or differs from others; variant; different, sundry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
det
More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: assorted
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
distinctly dissimilar or unlike
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: diverse
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
having great diversity or variety
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: versatile
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Middle French varieux, from Latin varius (“manifold, diverse, various, parti-colored, variegated, also changing, changeable, fickle, etc.”). By surface analysis, vary + -ous.
Across languages
116 source translations are retained for this English entry.