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variant

/ˈvæɹi.ənt/noun, adjective3 syllables

Variant means: a variable quantity that is random.

Synonyms for variant14

noun, as in a variable quantity that is random

random variable, variate, stochastic variable, chance variable

noun, as in (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

form, strain, var.

noun, as in something a little different from others of the same type

version, variation, edition

noun, as in an event that departs from expectations

discrepancy, variance

adjective, as in differing from a norm or standard

different

adjective, as in exhibiting variation and change

variable

What does variant mean?6

noun

1

a variable quantity that is random

2

(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups“a new strain of microorganisms”

3

something a little different from others of the same type“an experimental version of the night fighter”

4

an event that departs from expectations

adjective

1

differing from a norm or standard“a variant spelling”

2

exhibiting variation and change“letters variant in size”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with variant?1

four syllables

invariant
Show 40 near rhymes
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Variant in a sentence

  • So far, the vaccines generally are working extremely well, even against the variants.Hybrid
  • Justine made short work of her opponents in her own personal variant of chess.papabear
  • The delta variant of the coronavirus poses a threat to the economy.Hybrid
  • Paul created a deadlier variant of the virus.Amastan
  • His latest musical pieces are just variants of his earlier work.Swift
  • Many of the most concerning variants share the same mutations.Hybrid
  • What features do the different variants have in common?sundown
  • Different variants of Shanghainese differ greatly with each other.DaoSeng

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of variant

as a noun

plural
variants