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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