various
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,151 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,010 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity also: assorted assorted sizeshis disguises are many and various
- considered individually also: respective, several the respective club membersspecialists in their several fields
- distinctly dissimilar or unlike also: diverse celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylananimals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth
- having great diversity or variety also: versatile his various achievements are impressivehis vast and versatile erudition
various in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Various pirates enter and shoot the old man.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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The presence of her professed rivals of various nationalities in the Promenade could not restore it either.
The Pretty Lady · Arnold Bennett · Chapter 1
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Under this were hung flails, harness, various utensils of husbandry, and nets for fishing in the neighboring river.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow · Washington Irving · Chapter 1
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These moments Phanes made use of for putting various questions on important points to the nobles who were present.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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We shake hands and he explains why he has sent for me, after which we talk of various things.
The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story · H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard · Chapter 1