different between various vs spasmodic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French varieux, from Latin varius (“manifold, diverse, various, parti-colored, variegated, also changing, changeable, fickle, etc.”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?v??.?i.?s/
• (US, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /?v???.i.?s/, (in some speakers) /?væ?.i.?s/
• (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /?v??.i.?s/
• , (Mary–marry–merry distinction)
• (Mary–marry–merry merger)
• Rhymes: -??ri?s

Determiner

various

1. More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).

   Various books have been taken.

   There are various ways to fix the problem.

   You have broken various of the rules.

Adjective

various (not comparable)

1. Having a broad range (of different elements).

   The reasons are various.

2. (dated) That varies or differs from others; variant; different.

   a various reading of a Biblical text

Synonyms

• diverse, manifold, miscellaneous, motley, multifarious, sundry; See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous

Antonyms

• monotonous

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• various in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• various in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Saviour, saviour

English

Etymology

From New Latin spasmodicus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (spasm?d?s, “spasmodic”), from ??????? (spasmós, “spasm”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /spæz?m?d.?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /spæz?m?.d?k/

Adjective

spasmodic (comparative more spasmodic, superlative most spasmodic)

1. Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles.
2. Convulsive; consisting of spasms.
3. Intermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts.

   Synonyms: patchy, stop-start; see also Thesaurus:discontinuous

4. Erratic or unsustained.
5. Of or relating to the spasmodic poets, a group of British Victorian poets who wrote introspective drama in verse.

Derived terms

• spasmodically
• spasmodism
• spasmodist

Related terms

• spasm

Translations

Noun

spasmodic (plural spasmodics)

1. A medicine for suppressing spasms.

   Synonym: antispasmodic

Romanian

Etymology

From French spasmodique.

Adjective

spasmodic m or n (feminine singular spasmodic?, masculine plural spasmodici, feminine and neuter plural spasmodice)

1. spasmodic

Declension