I. ˈver-ē-əs adjective
Etymology: Middle English, probably from Medieval Latin * variosus, from Latin varius
Date: 15th century
1. archaic : variable , inconstant
2. : varicolored
birds of various plumage
3.
a. : of differing kinds : multifarious
b. : dissimilar in nature or form : unlike
animals as various as the jaguar and the sloth
4. : having a number of different aspects or characteristics
a various place
a various talent
5. : of an indefinite number greater than one
stop at various towns
6. : individual , separate
rate increases granted in the various states
Synonyms: see different
• var·i·ous·ness noun
II. pronoun, plural in construction
Date: 1877
: an indefinite number of separate individuals greater than one
conversations with people from various of the schools — Patricia Linden