various vs individual

various is not a noun while individual is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
various	No	Yes	No	No
individual	Yes	Yes	No	No

various (noun)	individual (noun)
	a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
	a single organism

various (adjective)	individual (adjective)
distinctly dissimilar or unlike	being or characteristic of a single thing or person
considered individually	separate and distinct from others of the same kind
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity	concerning one person exclusively
having great diversity or variety	characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing