different
Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
Adjective 4 meanings
Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
“— Is your grandpa any better? — No different. Still ill.”
Various, assorted, diverse.
“My daughter told me about all the different animals she saw at the zoo.”
Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.
“Several different scientists all reached this conclusion at about the same time.”
Unlike most others; unusual.
“What do you think of my new hairdo? - Well, it's different.”
Noun 1 meaning
The different ideal.
Adverb 1 meaning
Differently.
Etymology
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.
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DIFFERENT at a glance
DIFFERENT has 9 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (D 2 + I 1 + F 4 + F 4 + E 1 + R 1 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #217 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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