Main entry: various, several, respective
Definition: considered individually
Usage: the respective club members; specialists in their several fields; the various reports all agreed
Definition: of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
Usage: assorted sizes; his disguises are many and various; various experiments have failed to disprove the theory; cited various reasons for his behavior
Definition: distinctly dissimilar or unlike
Usage: celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan; animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth
Main entry: various, versatile
Definition: having great diversity or variety
Usage: his various achievements are impressive; his vast and versatile erudition