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Adjective: various  veh-ree-us
  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. Distinctly dissimilar or unlike
    "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth";
    - diverse
     
  4. Having great diversity or variety
    "his various achievements are impressive";
    - versatile

See also: different, individual, single, varied

Encyclopedia: Various