Differed and Various
(imp.&p.p.) of Differ.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
adjective
- Of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity.
- usage: "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior"
- synonyms: assorted
- Considered individually.
- usage: "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed"
- synonyms: respective, several
- Distinctly dissimilar or unlike.
- usage: "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"
- synonyms: diverse
- Having great diversity or variety.
- usage: "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition"
- synonyms: versatile
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (a.) Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors.
- (a.) Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable.
- (a.) Variegated; diversified; not monotonous.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary