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Webster 1913 Edition


Different

Dif′fer-ent

,
Adj.
[L.
differens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
differre
: cf. F.
différent
.]
1.
Distinct; separate; not the same; other.
“Five different churches.”
Addison.
2.
Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar;
as,
different
kinds of food or drink;
different
states of health;
different
shapes;
different
degrees of excellence.
Men are as
different
from each other, as the regions in which they are born are
different
.
Dryden.
Different
is properly followed by from. Different to, for different from, is a common English colloquialism. Different than is quite inadmissible.

Webster 1828 Edition


Different

DIFFERENT

,
Adj.
1.
Distinct; separate; not the same; as, we belong to different churches or nations.
2.
Various or contrary; of various or contrary natures, forms or qualities; unlike; dissimilar; as different kinds of food or drink; different states of health; different shapes; different degrees of excellence.

Definition 2024


diffèrent

diffèrent

See also: different and différent

French

Verb

diffèrent

  1. third-person plural present indicative of différer
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of différer