various

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
  2. adjective considered individually
  3. adjective distinctly dissimilar or unlike

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.

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Synonyms

assorted

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