VARIANT

variant

(adjective) differing from a norm or standard; “a variant spelling”

variant

(adjective) exhibiting variation and change; “letters variant in size”

version, variant, variation, edition

(noun) 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”

discrepancy, variance, variant

(noun) an event that departs from expectations

form, variant, strain, var.

(noun) (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; “a new strain of microorganisms”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

variant (comparative more variant, superlative most variant)

Showing variety, diverse.

Showing deviation or disagreement.

(obsolete) Variable.

(programming) Covariant and/or contravariant.

Noun

variant (plural variants)

Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.

(genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).

(computing) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.

(linguistics, lexicography) One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.

Anagrams

• nativar

Source: Wiktionary

Va"ri*ant, a. Etym: [L. varians, p. pr. of variare to change: cf. F. variant. See Vary.]

1. Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.

2. Changeable; changing; fickle. [Obs.] He is variant, he abit [abides] nowhere. Chaucer.

Va"ri*ant, n. Etym: [Cf. F. variante.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition