'Varying' definitions:
Definition of 'varying'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Marked by diversity or difference; "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable" [syn: varying, variable]
Definition of 'Varying'
From: GCIDE
- Varying \Va"ry*ing\, a. & n. from Vary. [1913 Webster]
- Varying hare (Zool.), any hare or rabbit which becomes white in winter, especially the common hare of the Northern United States and Canada. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Varying'
From: GCIDE
- Vary \Va"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Varied; p. pr. & vb. n. Varying.] [OE. varien, F. varier, L. variare, fr. varius various. See Various, and cf. Variate.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify; as, to vary the properties, proportions, or nature of a thing; to vary a posture or an attitude; to vary one's dress or opinions. [1913 Webster]
- Shall we vary our device at will, Even as new occasion appears? --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to alternate. [1913 Webster]
- Gods, that never change their state, Vary oft their love and hate. --Waller. [1913 Webster]
- We are to vary the customs according to the time and country where the scene of action lies. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversify; to variegate. [1913 Webster]
- God hath varied their inclinations. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- God hath here Varied his bounty so with new delights. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Mus.) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See Variation, 4. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'varying'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- assorted,
- at odds,
- at variance,
- capricious,
- changeable,
- changing,
- choppy,
- contrary,
- contrasted,
- contrasting,
- departing,
- deviating,
- deviative,
- deviatory,
- different,
- differentiated,
- differing,
- disaccordant,
- disagreeing,
- discordant,
- discrepant,
- discrete,
- discriminated,
- disjoined,
- disorderly,
- disparate,
- dissimilar,
- dissonant,
- distinct,
- distinguished,
- divaricate,
- divergent,
- diverging,
- divers,
- diverse,
- diversified,
- diversiform,
- erose,
- erratic,
- heterogeneous,
- impulsive,
- in disagreement,
- inaccordant,
- incompatible,
- incongruous,
- inconsistent,
- inconsonant,
- inconstant,
- inharmonious,
- irreconcilable,
- irregular,
- jagged,
- jerky,
- many,
- mercurial,
- motley,
- multifarious,
- mutable,
- nonconformist,
- nonstandard,
- nonuniform,
- pluralistic,
- poles apart,
- poles asunder,
- ragged,
- rough,
- separate,
- separated,
- several,
- spasmodic,
- sporadic,
- unconformable,
- unequable,
- unequal,
- uneven,
- unlike,
- unorthodox,
- unstable,
- unsteady,
- unsystematic,
- ununiform,
- variable,
- variant,
- varied,
- variegated,
- variform,
- various,
- wavering,
- widely apart,
- worlds apart