several
/ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.39 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Separable, capable of being treated separately.
det
Consisting of a number more than one (especially, more than two) but not very many.
noun
Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.
Example Sentences
- "Here is the will, and under Caesar's seal. To every Roman citizen he gives, to every several man, seventy-five drachmas."
- "He had a religion apart: a God severall unto himselfe, whom his subjects might no waies adore."
- "So one thing may be good and bad to several parties, upon diverse occasions."
- "the hearts of the three cavaliers were completely captured, especially as gratitude was added to their admiration; it is a little singular, however, though no less certain, that each of them was enraptured with a several beauty."
- "Each several ship a victory did gain."
- "Each might his several province well command, Would all but stoop to what they understand."
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). By surface analysis, sever + -al. Not related to severe or seven.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, sēpar
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/
- British English: /ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/