different
Part of speech: adj
noun
adv
Morphological type: simple
Topics: mathematics
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
Proto-Italic *ferō
Latin ferō
Latin differō
Latin differēnsder.
Old French differentbor.
Middle English different
English different
From Middle English different, from Old French different, from Latin differēns, present active participle of differō (“to differ”). See also differ. Mostly supplanted native Old English ungelic in common usage, which lives on as unalike in Modern English.
Inflected forms:
form: more different
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most different
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: differents
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: more different
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most different
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
pos: adj
examples: — Is your grandpa any better?
— No different. Still ill.
At Elizabeth-Jane mentioning how greatly Lucetta had been jeopardized, he exhibited an agitation different in kind no less than in intensity from any she had seen in him before.
One interesting feature was remarked by Dr. Peters, viz.: that the instrument used for the longitudes of the original catalogue was graduated differently to that used for the latitudes.
Enter the American tourist. He thinks of himself as a good guy but when he looks in the mirror to shave this good guy he has to admit that "well, other people are different from me and I don't really like them." This makes him feel guilty toward other people.
Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.
gloss: Various, assorted, diverse.
pos: adj
examples: In any case, poor black respondents living in high-poverty neighborhoods are most likely to view their neighborhood as a single block or block group and to use this definition consistently when asked about different neighborhood characteristics and activities.
gloss: Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.
pos: adj
examples: Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
Several different scientists all reached this conclusion at about the same time.
gloss: Unlike most others; unusual.
pos: adj
examples: What do you think of my new hairdo? - Well, it's different.
gloss: The different ideal.
pos: noun
gloss: Differently.
pos: adv
examples: [I]f they view it in the same light as I do, they will act different to their previous intentions.
Mr Graves objected to any postponement, and as to the verdict being against the weight of evidence, he was quite sure his Honor would not act different from the Judges, who were slow to interfere with the verdict of a jury.
Cars "act different" on a long trip.
"Although we all speak different and use different grammar, we have to be more tolerant of each other," he told ABC Brisbane's Katrina Davidson.
Synonyms: different
differing
dissimilar
diverse
other
unalike
unlike
Antonyms: identical
similar
Related words: differ
difference
differentiate
indifferent
distinct
separate
Derived words: couldn't be more different
dance to a different tune
diffability
different as chalk and cheese
different breed of cat
different drummer
differential
differentiation
different ideal
different light
differently
differentness
different story
different strokes
different strokes for different folks
equidifferent
horse of a different color
march to a different beat
march to a different drum
march to a different drummer
march to the beat of a different drum
march to the beat of a different drummer
nondifferent
on a different note
same same but different
same, same, but different
serodifferent
sing a different tune
tiger of a different stripe
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