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   different

   /ˈdɪf(ə)rənt/

   adjective

   • 1. not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality: "you can play this game in different ways" Similar dissimilarunalikeunlikenon-identicalcontrastingdivergentdisparatepoles apartincompatiblemismatchedinconsistentopposedat varianceat oddsclashingconflictingcontradictorycontraryinformal:like chalk and cheeserare:contrastiveOpposite similar
   • ▪ novel and unusual: informal "try something deliciously different" Similar unusualout of the ordinaryuncommonunfamiliarrareuniquenovelnewfreshoriginalunprecedentedunconventionalunorthodoxoff-centreatypicalout of the wayspecialsingularremarkablenoteworthyexceptionalextraordinaryoutrageousoutlandishexoticout of the commoninformal:way outoffbeatoff the wallOpposite ordinaryconventional
   • 2. distinct; separate: "on two different occasions" Similar distinctseparateindividualdiscretenon-identicalunrelatedunconnectedunassociatedindependentdisparateOpposite relatedsimilar

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin different- ‘carrying away, differing’, from the verb differre (see differ).

   Derivatives

   • 1. differentness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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   • English (US)

     DIFFERENT meaning: 1. not the same: 2. used when you think...

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     DIFFERENT definicja: 1. not the same: 2. used when you think...

   • Different in Italian

     DIFFERENT translate: diverso, diverso, diverso. Learn more...

   • Portuguese Translation

     DIFFERENT translate: diferente, distinto, diferente...

   • Different in Russian

     DIFFERENT translate: непохожий, отличающийся , разный ....

   • Different in Korean

     DIFFERENT translate: 다른, 차이가 나는, 각각 다른. Learn more in the...

   • Different in Spanish

     DIFFERENT translate: diferente, diferente...

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     BE ANOTHER/A DIFFERENT KETTLE OF FISH definition: 1. to be...

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   adjective. partly or completely unlike. not identical or the same; other. he always wears a different tie. out of the ordinary; unusual. Discover More. Usage Note. Although it is frequently claimed that different should be followed only by from, not by than, in actual usage both words occur and have for at least 300 years.

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   Something is different whether it is only a little or completely unlike something else. Not only are your two cats different breeds, but they are also different from your pet tiger.