various

CEFRA1

/ˈvɛəɹi.əs/

adjective · determiner

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Several different or many kinds of things.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having a broad range (of different elements).

Examples

  • Air is a mixture of various gases.

  • The test is designed to aid in the diagnosis of various diseases.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. That varies or differs from others; variant; different, sundry.

determiner

Extra meaning

  1. More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).

More examples

In context

  • The 1990's saw various incidents.

  • There are various ways to fix the problem.

  • You have broken various of the rules.

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Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from Middle French varieux, from Latin varius (“manifold, diverse, various, parti-colored, variegated, also changing, changeable, fickle, etc.”). By surface analysis, vary + -ous.