different

Word parts

differ + -ent

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /'dɪfərənt/
• SAMPA: /"dIf@r@nt/

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Adjective

Positive different

Comparative more different

Superlative most different

Different coloured eyes

1. If two or more things are different, they are not like each other, not the same. The two things have two sizes, not both the same size; they have two shapes, they don't both have one shape; they each have a color, not just one color for both things; or they are not the like each other in some other way.
   • Antonyms: same, alike and similar
   • Synonym: distinct

   The day and night are quite different.

   My brother's bike is different from mine.

Related words

• differ