different
(adjective) differing from all others; not ordinary; “advertising that strives continually to be different”; “this new music is certainly different but I don’t really like it”
different
(adjective) unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; “took different approaches to the problem”; “came to a different conclusion”; “different parts of the country”; “on different sides of the issue”; “this meeting was different from the earlier one”
different
(adjective) distinctly separate from the first; “that’s another (or different) issue altogether”
different
(adjective) distinct or separate; “each interviewed different members of the community”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
different (comparative more different, superlative most different)
Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
Various, assorted, diverse.
Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.
Unlike most others; unusual.
• (not the same): Depending on dialect, time period, and register, the adjective different may be construed with one of the prepositions from, to, and than, or with the subordinating conjunction than.
• (not the same): other; See also different
• (various): sundry; See also assorted
• (distinct): apart, distinct; See also separate
• (unlike most others): aberrant, deviant, nonstandard; See also strange
• (not the same): alike, identical, same, similar
• (various): homogeneous
• (distinct): coherent, indistinct, unified
• (unlike most others): normal, usual; See also normal
• (all senses): undifferent
different (plural differents)
(mathematics) The different ideal.
different (comparative more different, superlative most different)
Differently.
Source: Wiktionary
Dif"fer*ent, a. Etym: [L. differens, -entis, p. pr. of differre: cf. F. différent.]
1. Distinct; separate; not the same; other. "Five different churches." Addison.
2. Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food or drink; different states of health; different shapes; different degrees of excellence. Men are as different from each other, as the regions in which they are born are different. Dryden.
Note: Different is properly followed by from. Different to, for different from, is a common English colloquialism. Different than is quite inadmissible.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 July 2025
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