Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

various

/ˈvɛəɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

Syllables: var-i-ous
IPA: /ˈvɛəɹi.əs/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

det

More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).

adj

Having a broad range (of different elements).

adj

That varies or differs from others; variant; different, sundry.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Various books have been taken."
"There are various ways to fix the problem."
"You have broken various of the rules."
"The reasons are various."
"For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks."
"The penalty for the breach of various contracts is scourging with stripes[…]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French varieux, from Latin varius (“manifold, diverse, various, parti-colored, variegated, also changing, changeable, fickle, etc.”). By surface analysis, vary + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: varius

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvɛəɹi.əs/
British English: /ˈvɛəɹi.əs/

Usage

Dated

Derived Forms

invariously omnivarious variously variousness

Phrases

many and various various and sundry various reading

Frequently Paired Words

variant variation variegate variety variously vary

Synonyms

diverse manifold miscellaneous motley multifarious sundry respective several

Antonyms

monotonous

Rhymes With

hilarious precarious aquarius nefarious gregarious vicarious stradivarius calcareous multifarious belisarius carious sicarius

Questions

How do you pronounce various?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛəɹi.əs/.
What does various mean?: More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).
Where does various come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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