Added 9 October 2026
different
/ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt/ adjective
In Latin: differens Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about different at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Unlike in nature or quality or form or degree.
took different approaches to the problem
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Distinctly separate from the first.
that's another (or different) issue altogether
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Differing from all others; not ordinary.
advertising that strives continually to be different
Origin
From Middle English different, from Old French different, from Latin differēns, present active participle of differō (“to differ”). See also differ. Mostly supplanted native Old English ungelic in common usage, which lives on as unalike in Modern English.
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