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Sundry vs. Various — What's the Difference?

Sundry vs. Various — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Sundry and Various

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Sundry

Various; miscellaneous
A purse containing sundry items.

Various

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

Sundry

More than one or two but not very many; a number of, several.

Various

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

Sundry

Of various types, especially when numerous; diverse, varied.
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Various

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

Sundry

Consisting of an assortment of different kinds; miscellaneous.

Various

Of diverse kinds
Unable to go for various reasons.

Sundry

(archaic) Chiefly preceded by a number or an adjective like many: of two or more similar people or things: not the same as other persons or things of the same nature; different, distinct, separate. (Contrast sense 5.2.)

Various

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

Sundry

(obsolete)

Various

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

Sundry

Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one; individual, respective.

Various

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

Sundry

Of a person or thing: not the same as something else; different. (Contrast sense 4.)

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.

Sundry

Not attached or connected to anything else; physically separate.

Various

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

Sundry

A minor miscellaneous item.

Various

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

Sundry

A food item eaten as an accompaniment to a meal; a side dish; also, such an item eaten on its own as a light meal.

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.

Sundry

Synonym of extra

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.

Sundry

Various people or things; several.

Various

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

Sundry

Synonym of asunder

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

Sundry

(archaic) Placed separately; apart.

Various

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

Sundry

(obsolete) Individually, separately; sundrily.

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

Sundry

Several; divers; more than one or two; various.
With many a sound of sundry melody.
Sundry foes the rural realm surround.

Various

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

Sundry

Separate; diverse.
Every church almost had the Bible of a sundry translation.

Sundry

Miscellaneous unspecified objects;
The trunk was full of stuff

Sundry

Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity);
An arrangement of assorted spring flowers
Assorted sizes
Miscellaneous accessories
A mixed program of baroque and contemporary music
A motley crew
Sundry sciences commonly known as social

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