Antonyms for variant


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : vair-ee-uh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɛər i ənt


Definition of variant

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French variant, from Latin variantem (nominative varians), present participle of variare "to change" (see vary).
  • adj different
  • noun derived form
Example sentences :
  • A Prime can be negated, while on the other hand a variant can shift from possible to Logical to Prime.
  • Extract from : « We're Friends, Now » by Henry Hasse
  • The Italian and German techniques were often pursued in variant styles.
  • Extract from : « John Baptist Jackson » by Jacob Kainen
  • But fortune is so variant, and the wheel so movable, there is no constant abiding.
  • Extract from : « Stories of King Arthur and His Knights » by U. Waldo Cutler
  • In the variant of the story in No. 38, the comrades are the hero Martin, a smith, and a tailor.
  • Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston
  • The variant spellings of Bulloign, Bulloigne and Bullogne have been retained.
  • Extract from : « Early Theories of Translation » by Flora Ross Amos
  • The name, a Greek variant of Eleazar, signifies "God is my help."
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
  • A variant of this tale appears in the form of a letter in the Cambro-Briton, vol.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Folk-Lore » by Elias Owen
  • A variant of the preceding story appears in the Cambrian Magazine, vol.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Folk-Lore » by Elias Owen
  • It is, as I have already mentioned, a variant of the Cinderella cycle.
  • Extract from : « The Science of Fairy Tales » by Edwin Sidney Hartland
  • It may also represent merry, in its variant form murie, which is Mid.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley

Synonyms for variant

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