variant

[Va·ri*ant]

A variant is another version of something. You could say chimps and apes and gorillas are variants in the primate family.

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

Noun
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"

Noun
a variable quantity that is random

Noun
an event that departs from expectations

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

Adjective S.
differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"

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

a.
Changeable; changing; fickle.

n.
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.


Variant

Va"ri*ant , a. [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.

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.

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

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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Usage Examples

Outward failure may be a manifested variant of inward success.

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Other Usage Examples

I never feel so utterly fraudulent as when I review a movie whose charms impress all in the world and I simply do not get it. The other variant is that I love something the world disdains. This has had severe career consequences: I am still famous - or notorious - in certain quarters where I am recalled as the man who liked 'Hudson Hawk.'

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