various

/'veəriəs/

Thân thiện

His collection includes various seashells from around the world.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Of different kinds; diverse: Used to describe a collection of things that are not all the same.
   • Several; more than one but not a large number: Used to refer to a number of different items or people considered individually.
   • Having many different features or elements; varied: Characterized by variety or diversity.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The store sells various fruits, from apples to mangoes.
  • She cited various reasons for her decision.
  • We received various answers to our question.
  • The museum has artifacts from various historical periods.

Advanced Usage

• "Various and sundry": An idiom meaning many different kinds of things, often used to imply a miscellaneous assortment.
  • He was responsible for various and sundry tasks around the office.
• Used to introduce a list of examples that are different from each other.
  • Various artists, including painters and sculptors, attended the event.

Variants and Related Words

• Variously (adverb): In several different ways.
  • The event has been variously described as a triumph and a disaster.
• Variety (noun): The quality or state of being different or diverse.
  • The menu offers a great variety of dishes.

Synonyms

• Assorted: Consisting of various kinds mixed together.
• Diverse: Showing a great deal of variety; very different.
• Several: More than two but not many.
• Sundry: Of various kinds; several.

Antonyms

• Uniform: Not varying; the same in all cases and at all times.
• Identical: Exactly alike; similar in every detail.
• Homogeneous: Of the same kind; alike.

Related Phrases

• In various ways: Using different methods or approaches.
  • The problem can be solved in various ways.
• Various people/things: A common phrase to indicate an unspecified group of different individuals or items.
  • Various people have told me the same story.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having great diversity or variety
   • his various achievements are impressive
   • his vast and versatile erudition
2. distinctly dissimilar or unlike
   • celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan
   • animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth
3. considered individually
   • the respective club members
   • specialists in their several fields
   • the various reports all agreed
4. of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
   • assorted sizes
   • his disguises are many and various
   • various experiments have failed to disprove the theory
   • cited various reasons for his behavior

Từ đồng nghĩa

• versatile
• diverse
• respective
• several
• various
• assorted