1. (adj)
assorted, various
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"
2. (adj)
respective(a), several(a), various(a)
considered individually
"the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed"
3. (adj)
diverse, various
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"
4. (adj)
versatile, various
having great diversity or variety
"his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition"
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