What is the meaning of various?

adjective

• 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"
  • synonyms: assorted
• Considered individually.
  • usage: "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed"
  • synonyms: respective, several
• 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"
  • synonyms: diverse
• Having great diversity or variety.
  • usage: "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition"
  • synonyms: versatile