Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913 Various /vĕr'-ē-əs/ · Va·ri·ous · IPA /ˈvɛəɹi.əs/ 01 a. Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors. 1. Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors. “So many and so various laws are given.” — Milton. “A wit as various, gay, grave, sage, or wild.” — Byron. 2. Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable. “A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome.” — Dryden. “The names of mixed modes . . . are very various.” — Locke. 3. Variegated; diversified; not monotonous. “A happy rural seat of various view.” — Milton.