Variant Definition

vârē-ənt, văr-
variants
adjective
Varying; different; esp., different in some way from others of the same kind or class, or from some standard or type.
Webster's New World
Having or exhibiting variation; varying.
A procedure producing variant results.
American Heritage
Variable; changeable.
Webster's New World

Showing variety, diverse.

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noun
variants
Anything that is variant, as a different spelling of the same word, a different version of a literary passage, etc.
Webster's New World

Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.

All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris".
"The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene".
Wiktionary

(computing) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.

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Other Word Forms of Variant

Noun

Singular:
variant
Plural:
variants

Origin of Variant

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin variāns variant- present participle of variāre to vary vary

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Recorded since c.1380, from Old French variant, from Latin variāns, the present active participle of variō (“to change").

    From Wiktionary

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