【Many】 , 【several】 ,  【sundry】 ,  【various】 ,  【divers】 ,  【numerous】 ,  【multifarious】  mean consisting of a large number or comprising a large group.

【Many】 implies a likeness between the individuals or units in class, category, kind, or sort; except that it vaguely implies more than a few, the term gives no explicit suggestion as to how large the number is.

【Several】  (see also DISTINCT 1 ) is almost as vague as  【many】  in its implication of number. In law the term is construed as meaning more than one; thus, the  【several】 counts of an indictment may be two or more counts. In more general use it is usually construed as meaning at least three.

Sometimes the term means both more than a few and different each from the other; in such use,  【several】 is often preceded by a possessive adjective.

【Sundry】  also implies an indefinite number, but it carries regularly a stronger implication of the difference of each from the others than does  【several】 ; thus, there are  【several】 , rather than  【sundry】 , eggs left; there are  【sundry】 , more explicit than  【several】 , aspects of the problem that have not been considered.

【Various】  (see also DIFFERENT ) is often used to mean an indefinite number, with a more or less attenuated implication of difference in identity of each from each.

【Divers】  (compare diverse under DIFFERENT ) also has come to imply a vague number, often meaning little more than  【many】  or  【several】 , but often retaining some of its originally strong implication of difference among the individuals.

【Numerous】 may qualify plural nouns or singular nouns that designate a collection or assembly of units or individuals. In each case the term implies the existence of a noticeably large number of units or individuals; sometimes, in fact, it connotes a crowding or thronging.

【Multifarious】  adds to the implications of  【many】 that of great diversity and often incongruity in the units, individuals, or elements involved.