One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
Synonyms of various in English:
various
See definition of various
adjective
1‘there are various kinds of evidence for this’
SYNONYMS
diverse, different, differing, varied, varying, a variety of, dissimilar, disparate, assorted, mixed, sundry, miscellaneous, variegated, heterogeneous
literary divers
2‘he needed somewhere to store the various artefacts he had collected’
SYNONYMS
numerous, many, several, copious, abundant, profuse, countless, innumerable, large number of, multiplicity of