Word Study
variable star |
variable-pitch propeller |
variableness |
variably |
variance |
variant
| variate
| variation
| varicella
| varicella zoster virus
| varicelliform
variant
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun variant has 4 senses
- variant(n = noun.event) discrepancy, variance - an event that departs from expectations; Array is a kind of departure, deviation, difference, divergence
- variant(n = noun.group) form, strain, var. - (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" is a kind of taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group
- variant(n = noun.cognition) chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variate - a variable quantity that is random; Array is a kind of variable, variable quantity
- variant(n = noun.cognition) edition, variation, version - something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father" is a kind of type
Derived forms adjective variant1, verb vary2
is a member of species
Derived form adjective variant2
Derived forms adjective variant2, verb vary1
Adjective variant has 2 senses
- variant(s = adj.all) Array - differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling" Derived forms noun variance7, noun variant1, verb vary1, verb vary2, verb vary3
- variant(s = adj.all) Array - exhibiting variation and change; "letters variant in size" Derived forms noun variance5, noun variant4, noun variant2, verb vary4, verb vary3
CIDE DICTIONARY
variant, a. [L. varians, p. pr. of variare to change: cf. F. variant. See Vary.].
- Varying in form, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse. [1913 Webster]
- Changeable; changing; fickle. [1913 Webster]"He is so variant, he abit [abides] nowhere." [1913 Webster]
variant, n. [Cf. F. variante.].
Something which differs in form from another thing, though really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural history; a variant of a story or a word. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
variant, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 differing in form or details from the main one (a variant spelling).
2 having different forms (forty variant types of pigeon).
3 variable or changing.
--n. a variant form, spelling, type, reading, etc.
--adj.
1 differing in form or details from the main one (a variant spelling).
2 having different forms (forty variant types of pigeon).
3 variable or changing.
--n. a variant form, spelling, type, reading, etc.
Etymology
ME f. OF (as VARY)
THESAURUS
variant
altering, alternative, antagonistic, antipathetic, assorted, at cross-purposes, at loggerheads, at odds, at variance, at war, changing, clashing, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, cranky, cross, departing, deviant, deviating, deviative, different, differentiated, differing, disaccordant, disagreeable, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, discrete, discriminated, disharmonious, disjoined, disparate, disproportionate, dissident, dissimilar, dissonant, distinct, distinguished, divergent, diverging, divers, diverse, diversified, grating, heterogeneous, hostile, immiscible, in disagreement, inaccordant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, inharmonious, irreconcilable, jangling, jarring, many, modification, motley, multifarious, negative, out of accord, out of whack, poles apart, poles asunder, repugnant, separate, separated, several, unconformable, uncongenial, unequal, unharmonious, unlike, unstable, variable, variation, varied, variegated, various, varying, widely apart, worlds apart
For further exploring for "variant" in Webster Dictionary Online
