Etimology
Borrowed from Middle French varieux, from Latin varius (“manifold, diverse, various, parti-colored, variegated, also changing, changeable, fickle, etc.”).
determiner
various
More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).
Examples
Various books have been taken.
There are various ways to fix the problem.
You have broken various of the rules.
adjective
various (not comparable)
Having a broad range (of different elements).
(dated) That varies or differs from others; variant; different.
Examples
The reasons are various.
a various reading of a Biblical text
Related words
synonyms
diverse, manifold, miscellaneous, motley, multifarious, sundry; See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous
antonyms
monotonous
related terms
variant
variation
variegate
variety
variously
vary