of different kinds, as two or more things; differing one from another

Various experiments have not proved his theory.

marked by or exhibiting variety or diversity

houses of various designs.

presenting or having many different qualities or aspects

a woman of various talent.

having a variety of colors; varicolored.

different from each other; dissimilar.

variant.

numerous; many

living at various hotels.

individual (in a group, class, kind, etc.); separate

permission from various officials in Washington.

Informal . several, many, or numerous ones

I spoke with various of them.

adjective

individual , same , similar , uniform

adjective

all manner of , assorted , changeable , changing , different , discrete , disparate , distinct , distinctive , diverse , diversified , heterogeneous , individual , legion , manifold , many , many-sided , multifarious , multitudinal , multitudinous , numerous , omnifarious , peculiar , populous , separate , several , sundry , unalike , unequal , unlike , variant , varied , variegatednotes:varied is the past tense of vary and also an adjective meaning \'characterized by variety , \' while various means \'distinct , diverse\' or \'of many different kinds\' , divers , miscellaneous , mixed , motley , multiform , variegated , dissimilar , divergent , some , all-around , all-round , multifaceted , protean , alterable , fluid , inconstant , mutable , uncertain , unsettled , unstable , unsteady , variable , countless , differing