different

CEFRA1

/ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not the same as another person or thing.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.

Examples

  • American English is significantly different from British English.

  • I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Various, assorted, diverse.

  2. Not the same; exhibiting a difference.

  3. Unlike most others; unusual.

More examples

In context

  • Your ideas are different from mine.

  • — Is your grandpa any better? — No different. Still ill.

  • Several different scientists all reached this conclusion at about the same time.

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Origin

adjective

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.