several

Meaning

Det

Consisting of a number more than one (especially, more than two) but not very many.

Adj

1. (obsolete) Separate, distinct; particular.
2. A number of different; various.
3. Separable, capable of being treated separately.

Adv

By itself; severally.

Noun

1. (obsolete) An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).
2. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.
3. An enclosed or separate place; enclosure.
4. A woman's loose outer garment, capable of being worn as a shawl, or in other forms.

Synonyms

some

various

many

few

🤏

a few

🤏

diverse

sundry

different

numerous

how many

a lot of

miscellaneous

much

multiple

a number of

separate

diversified

number

🔢

reflexive pronoun

distinct

a number

all

any

quite a few

respective

count

🔢

individual

a little

very

more than one

divers

number of

large amount

large number

many an

certain number

many another

couple of

a

🅰️

abundant

a lot

ample

certain

conflicting

differently

divergent

each

every

🔁

four

group

Translations

varios

plusieurs

mehrere

einige

verschiedene

verscheidene

parecchi

diversi

diverse

vários

verschieden

ettelijke

alquanti

divers

Hyphenated as

sev‧er‧al

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). By surface analysis, sever + -al.

Sentences

Several books and articles have been written from this perspective .

He spent several months in military hospitals to heal his wounds .

Several experimental models were also developed .

Several towns broke off and incorporated separately over the course of time .

Capra has written several books and articles .

Video games have to split their very limited computing time between several tasks .