several

adj.

1. Being of a number more than two or three but not many: several miles away.
2. Single; distinct: "Pshaw! said I, with an air of carelessness, three several times" (Laurence Sterne).
3. Respectively different; various: They parted and went their several ways. See synonyms at distinct.
4. Law. Relating separately to each party of a bond or note.

pron. (used with a pl. verb)
An indefinite but small number; some or a few: Several of the workers went home sick.

[Middle English, separate, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, sēperālis, from Latin sēpar, from sēparāre, to separate. See separate.]

severally sev'er·al·ly adv.

adjective

1. Consisting of a number more than two or three but less than many: divers, some, sundry, various. See big/small/amount.
2. Distinguished from others by nature or qualities: discrete, distinct, separate, various. See same/different/compare.

adj

Definition: assorted, various
Antonyms: individual, joint, none, one, single

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Separate; individual; indepen- dent.

In this sense, the word several is distinguished from joint. When applied to a number of persons, the expression severally liable usually implies that each person is liable alone.

See: joint and several liability.

IN BRIEF: More than two, but not many.

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it. — William Styron.

Common misspelling(s) of several

• severeal

Dansk (Danish)
det. - flere, adskillige
pron. - flere, adskillige
adj. - flere, adskillige, en del, forskellige, respektive

Nederlands (Dutch)
enkel(e), enig(e), wat, verschillende, verscheidene, een aantal

Français (French)
pron. - plusieurs
adj. - plusieurs, respectif (sout)
n. - plusieurs

Deutsch (German)
adj. - einige, mehrere, verschiedene
n. - Messe, Verschiedene
pron. - einige, mehrere

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αρκετοί, μερικοί, επί μέρους, (νομ.) ιδιαίτερος
n. - μερικοί

Italiano (Italian)
parecchi

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - diversos, distinto, respectivo

Русский (Russian)
некоторое число или количество, несколько, отдельный, особый, свой, индивидуальный, делимый

Español (Spanish)
det. - algunos, unos cuantos, varios
pron. - algunos, unos cuantos, varios
adj. - algunos, diversos, varios, diferente, distinto, separado, diferentes, distintos, individual, particular, respectivo, respectivos
n. - varias personas, varias cosas

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - flera, åtskilliga, enskild, särskild
n. - flertal
pron. - flera, åtskilliga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
几个的, 数个的, 各不相同的, 各自的, 几个, 数个

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
det. - 幾個的, 數個的, 各不相同的, 各自的
pron. - 幾個, 數個
adj. - 幾個的, 數個的, 各不相同的, 各自的

한국어 (Korean)
det. - 몇 겹으로, 몇 배로
pron. - 몇몇, 몇 사람, 몇 마리
adj. - 몇몇의, 각각의, 독자적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 多くの, 別々の, それぞれの, 単独の, いくつかの, めいめいの, 異なった
n. - いくつか

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مختلف, متعدد (الاسم) بضعه, عدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
det. - ‮כמה (יותר משניים), אחדים‬
pron. - ‮כמה, אחדים‬
adj. - ‮נפרדים, שונים‬

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