Vā'ri-oŭs, a.

a. [Lat. varius, It., Sp., & Pg. vario, Pr. vair, var, vaire, O. Fr. vair. Cf. VAIR.] 1. Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations. “A wit as various, gay, grave, sage, or wild.” Byron. So many and so various laws are given. Milton. 2. Changeable; uncertain; unfixed. The names of mixed modes . . . are very various and doubtful. Locke. 3. Variegated; diversified.