Variant

/ˈvɛəɹi.ənt/ · adjective

Meaning

Showing variety, diverse..

Definitions by Sense

1. Showing variety, diverse.
2. Showing deviation or disagreement.
3. (obsolete) Variable.
4. (programming) Covariant and/or contravariant.
5. Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
6. (genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
7. (programming) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
8. (linguistics, lexicography) One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.

Example Sentences

All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.

Most train operators have reduced services with emergency timetables, as they struggle to cope with a rapid increase in staff absences due to the Omicron variant of COVID.

The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene”.

The "Terms" number is the total number of words and lexical phrases, including sub-headwords and other nested lexical items, but exclusive of variants.

Each member of this group of two or more forms is called a variant. [...] In this case ‘-in’ and ‘-ing’ are variants of the sociolinguistic variable -ing.

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Antonyms for variant

Related Words

Word Forms

• more variant
• most variant
• variaunt
• variants

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