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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Being of a number more than two or three but not many: several miles away.
  • adj. Single; distinct: "Pshaw! said I, with an air of carelessness, three several times” ( Laurence Sterne).
  • adj. Respectively different; various: They parted and went their several ways. See Synonyms at distinct.
  • adj. Law Relating separately to each party of a bond or note.
  • pronoun. An indefinite but small number; some or a few: Several of the workers went home sick.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • ad. By itself; severally.
  • n. An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).
  • n. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.
  • n. An enclosed or separate place; enclosure.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Separate; distinct; particular; single.
  • adj. Diverse; different; various.
  • adj. Consisting of a number more than two, but not very many; divers; sundry.
  • ad. By itself; severally.
  • n. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.
  • n. Persons oe objects, more than two, but not very many.
  • n. An inclosed or separate place; inclosure.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Separated; apart; not together.
  • Individual; not common to two or more; separate; particular.
  • Different; diverse; various; as, they went their several ways; it has happened three several times.
  • Single; particular; distinct.
  • In law, separable and capable of being treated as separate from, though it may be not wholly independent of, another.
  • Consisting of or comprising an indefinite number greater than one; more than one or two, but not many; divers.
  • = Syn. 2–4. Distinct, etc. See different.
  • n. That which is separate; a particular or peculiar thing; a private or personal possession.
  • n. A particular person; an individual.
  • n. An inclosed or separate place; specifically, a piece of inclosed ground adjoining a common field; an inclosed pasture or field, as opposed to an open field or common.
  • n. An outer garment for women, introduced about 1860 and named in France from the English word, in allusion to the different uses to which the garment could be put: its form could be changed by folding, buttoning, etc., so that it should make a shawl, a burnoose, or other garment at pleasure.
  • Separately; individually; diversely; in different ways.
  • To divide or break up into severals; make several instead of common.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. considered individually
  • adj. distinct and individual
  • adj. (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
  • Equivalent
    single    individual    different    some   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    separate    distinct    particular    single    diverse    different    various    divers    sundry    severally   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    few    various    important