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English

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈvɛɹiənt/

Noun

one of two or more individuals exhibiting usually slight differences: as a: one that exhibits variation from a type or norm b: one of two or more different spellings or pronuciations of the same word

Translations

German: Variante
Italian: variante

Spanish: variante

Related terms

French

Verb

variant

fr:variant io:variant ja:variant ru:variant fi:variant sv:variant ta:variant tt:variant vi:variant tr:variant zh:variant

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Variant \Va"ri*ant\, a. [L. varians, p. pr. of variare to
change: cf. F. variant. See Vary.]
1. Varying in form, character, or the like; variable;
different; diverse.
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2. Changeable; changing; fickle. [Obs.]
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He is so variant, he abit [abides] nowhere.
--Chaucer.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Variant \Va"ri*ant\, 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.
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WordNet variant
adj : differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"
n 1: an event that departs from expectations [syn: discrepancy,
variance]
2: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ
in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of
microorganisms" [syn: form, strain, var.]
3: a variable quantity that is random [syn: random variable,
variate, stochastic variable, chance variable]
4: something a little different from others of the same type;
"an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery
wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"; "the boy is
a younger edition of his father" [syn: version, variation,
edition]

Moby Dictionary
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