Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Various

Various , adjective

[Latin varius. Compare Vair.]

1.
Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors.
So many and so various laws are given. — Milton
A wit as various, gay, grave, sage, or wild. — Byron
2.
Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable.
A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. — Dryden
The names of mixed modes... are very various. — Locke
3.
Variegated; diversified; not monotonous.
A happy rural seat of various view. — Milton