variant[adjective]Synonyms:- different, alternative, divergent, modified
[noun]Synonyms:- variation, alternative, development, modification
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
var‧i‧ant AC /ˈveəriənt $ ˈver-/
noun [countable] [
Word Family: noun:
variable,
variance,
variant,
variety,
variability,
variation;
adjective:
variable ≠
invariable,
varied,
various;
adverb:
variably ≠
invariably,
variously;
verb:
vary]
1. something that is slightly different from the usual form of something
variant of/on
This game is a variant of netball. a variant on the typical Hollywood hero2. technical a slightly different form of a word or phrase:
spelling variants in British and American English—variant adjective:
a variant form of the word [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲