1. Of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
   "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behaviour";
   - assorted
    
2. Considered individually
   "the various reports all agreed";
   - respective, several
    
3. Having great diversity or variety
   "his various achievements are impressive";
   - versatile
    
4. Distinctly dissimilar or unlike
   "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth";
   - diverse

See also: case-by-case, different, individual, item-by-item, single, varied

Encyclopedia: Various