1
: of an indefinite number greater than one
stop at various towns
2
: individual, separate
rate increases granted in the various states
3
a
: of differing kinds : multifarious
b
: dissimilar in nature or form : unlike
4
: varicolored
birds of various plumage
5
: having a number of different aspects or characteristics
a various place
6
archaic
: variable, inconstant
variousness
noun
plural in construction
: an indefinite number of separate individuals greater than one
have read various of her essays
Examples of various in a Sentence
Adjective
He has lived in places as various as New York and Beijing.
for their various and bizarrely shaped plumage, males of the bird of paradise species have few rivals
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TIME, 8 Mar. 2025
Throughout the various rooms, different craftspeople showcased their skills—creating rosettes, engaging in leatherwork, and making Roger Vivier’s signature square buckles.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2025
Already various people in the train car were becoming familiar to me from their insistent ringtones.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
The lack of activity was pilloried on sports talk radio and in various online Canucks fan spaces.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
These curbs will be expanded in October 2023 and December 2024 — when China responds with a ban of U.S. exports for various high-tech materials like gallium and germanium.
—TIME, 8 Mar. 2025
Throughout the various rooms, different craftspeople showcased their skills—creating rosettes, engaging in leatherwork, and making Roger Vivier’s signature square buckles.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2025
Already various people in the train car were becoming familiar to me from their insistent ringtones.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
The lack of activity was pilloried on sports talk radio and in various online Canucks fan spaces.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Various.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/various. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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