different

dif-fer-ent · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Not the same as another or each other.

  2. 2.

    Distinct; separate.

  3. 3.

    Novel; unusual.

  4. 4.

    Various; several.

Related words

Antonyms: identical, same, similar
See also: differ, difference, same
Synonyms: dissimilar, distinct, unlike, varied

Etymology

From Old French different, from Latin differens, present participle of differre meaning "to carry apart, differ." The word has been used in English since the 14th century.