several

Meanings

Adjective

• Separate, distinct; particular.
• A number of different; various.
• Separable, capable of being treated separately.

Adverb

• By itself; severally.

Noun

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

Origin

• From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar.