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Numerous vs. Various — What's the Difference?

Numerous vs. Various — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Numerous and Various

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Numerous

Amounting to a large number; many.

Various

Different from one another; of different kinds or sorts
Dresses of various colours
His grievances were many and various

Numerous

Indefinitely large numerically, many.
There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.

Various

More than one; individual and separate
Various of her friends had called
Various people arrived late

Numerous

Consisting of a great number of units or individual objects; being many; as, a numerous army; numerous objections.
Such and so numerous was their chivalry.
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Various

More than one; individual and separate
Various of her friends had called
Various people arrived late

Numerous

Consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical; measured and counted; melodious; musical.
Such prompt eloquenceFlowed from their lips, in prose or numerous verse.

Various

Of diverse kinds
Unable to go for various reasons.

Numerous

Amounting to a large indefinite number;
Numerous times
The family was numerous

Various

Unlike; different
Flowers as various as the rose, the daisy, and the iris.

Various

Being more than one; several
She spoke to various members of the club.

Various

Varied in nature or character; not uniform
"The war with Scotland ... was conducted feebly, and with various success" (David Hume).

Various

More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).
Various books have been taken.
There are various ways to fix the problem.
You have broken various of the rules.

Various

Having a broad range (of different elements).
The reasons are various.

Various

(dated) That varies or differs from others; variant; different.
A various reading of a Biblical text

Various

Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors.
So many and so various laws are given.
A wit as various, gay, grave, sage, or wild.

Various

Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable.
A man so various, that he seemed to beNot one, but all mankind's epitome.
The names of mixed modes . . . are very various.

Various

Variegated; diversified; not monotonous.
A happy rural seat of various view.

Various

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

Various

Considered individually;
The respective club members
Specialists in their several fields
The various reports all agreed

Various

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

Various

Having great diversity or variety;
His various achievements are impressive
His vast and versatile erudition

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