Different

Part of speech: adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪ.fə.ɹənt/

Definitions

1. Not the same as another or each other; distinct or unlike in nature, form, or quality
2. Not identical to something else
3. varied in appearance, character, or nature from others

Etymology: Latin "differre" meant "to carry apart," from "dis-" (apart, away) and "ferre" (to carry), so the sense of separation was literal before it became a matter of unlikeness. The Latin verb "differō" came to mean "to differ," and its present participle "differēns" gave English the adjective. It reached English through Old French "different," and Middle English speakers used it in the sense "not the same" that it still carries. Before "different" took hold, English had its own word for this idea: Old English "ungelic," meaning "unlike." That native word has not disappeared. Its descendant "unalike" survives in Modern English, though "different" largely replaced "ungelic" in everyday use.

Synonyms: distinct, diverse, varied, dissimilar, unlike

Antonyms: same, identical, similar, alike, uniform