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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024var•i•ant /ˈvɛriənt/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- tending to change;
showing variety;
not staying the same;
differing:variant spellings of words like vapor and vapour.
n. [countable] - a person or thing that varies:over 100 variants of that ballad.
- Linguisticsa different spelling, pronunciation, or form of the same word: Vehemency is a variant of vehemence.
See -var-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024var•i•ant (vâr′ē ənt),USA pronunciation adj. - tending to change or alter;
exhibiting variety or diversity;
varying:variant shades of color. - not agreeing or conforming;
differing, esp. from something of the same general kind. - not definitive, as a version of part of a text;
different;
alternative:a variant reading. - not universally accepted.
n. - a person or thing that varies.
- Linguisticsa different spelling, pronunciation, or form of the same word:"Vehemency'' is a variant of "vehemence.''
- Latin variant-, stem of variāns, present participle of variāre to vary; see -ant
- Middle English 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: variant /ˈvɛərɪənt/ adj - liable to or displaying variation
- differing from a standard or type: a variant spelling
n - something that differs from a standard or type
- another word for variate
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin variāns, from variāre to diversify, from varius various |