Meaning
4 sensesShowing variety, diverse.
Showing deviation or disagreement.
Covariant and/or contravariant.
(obsolete)Variable.
More definitions
- differing from a norm or standard
- exhibiting variation and change
Examples
36 sentencesBoth variants are correct.
Обидва варіанти правильні. — ninefi
ruОба варианта правильные. — marafon
deBeide Varianten sind korrekt. — mhr
There is a new coronavirus variant.
deEs gibt eine neue Coronavirusvariante. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Oleg developed forty variants of the experiment.
Ga-ga is a variant of dodgeball.
Paul created a deadlier variant of the virus.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Old French variant, from Latin variāns, the present active participle of variō (“to cFrom Old French variant, from Latin variāns, the present active participle of variō (“to change”). First attested in c. 1380.
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Forms
more variant, most variant| Comparative | more variant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most variant Lesson |
regular
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedtime-variant
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form