Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Various \Va"ri*ous\, a. [L. varius. Cf. {Vair}.]
   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.

Source : WordNet®

various
     adj 1: of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking
            any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are
            many and various"; "various experiments have failed to
            disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his
            behavior" [syn: {assorted}]
     2: considered individually; "the respective club members";
        "specialists in their several fields"; "the various
        reports all agreed" [syn: {respective(a)}, {several(a)}, {various(a)}]
     3: distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "diverse parts of the
        country"; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob
        Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and
        the sloth" [syn: {diverse}]
     4: having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements
        are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition" [syn:
        {versatile}]