Variant

What do we mean by variant?

Differing from others of the same kind or from a standard. adjective

Having or exhibiting variation; varying. adjective

Something that differs from others of the same kind or from a standard, as a different spelling or pronunciation of a word. noun

In biology, a term introduced by Barrande to express a departure from the type of a species showing contemporaneous secondary modification of form and surface features, and contrasted with the variety, in which the principal characters of the species are retained accompanied by departures in one or more primary modifications. The distinction is obscure and has not been generally adopted. noun

Different; diverse; having a different form or character: as, a variant form or spelling of a word.

Variable; varying; changing; inconstant.

Unsettled; restless.

Something that is substantially the same, though in a different form; in ctym., a variant form or spelling of the same original word; in lit, a different reading or spelling. noun

Varying in form, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse. adjective

Changeable; changing; fickle. adjective

Something which differs in form from another thing, though really the same noun

Showing variety, diverse. adjective

Showing deviation or disagreement. adjective

Variable. adjective

Something that is slightly different from a type or norm. noun

A different sequence of a gene (locus). noun

A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types. noun

A variable quantity that is random noun

Something a little different from others of the same type noun

Exhibiting variation and change adjective

Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.

A different sequence of a gene (locus).

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

One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.

Words that are spelled similarly to variant:
variant, valiant, varian.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word variant:
variants, spelling, surname, alphabet, dialect, chess, fuselage, barrel, algorithm, fitted, missile, engine, powered, spoken, invented, refer, rifle, stroke, modified, prototype, gene, equipped, manufactured, variation, identical, protein, derived, designation, model, automatic, names, radar, type.

Words that rhyme with variant:
invariant, gary hunt, harry hunt, jerry hunt, larry hunt, mary hunt, secretary hunt, sterry hunt, terry hunt.

Adjectives that are often used to describe variant:
new, normal, second, common, interesting, particular, third, rare, local, genetic, modern, special, unusual, slight, specific, possible, further, simple, minor, textual, extreme, regional, anatomic, standard, mere, clinical, uncommon, popular, distinctive, severe, latter, distinct, novel, benign, later, close, unique, resistant, notational, malignant, fourth, cell, stylistic, sophisticated, structural, allelic, useful, curious, needless, frequent, russian, dialectal, aggressive, typical, histologic, simplest, ominous, mild, peculiar, linguistic, contemporary, radical, anatomical.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective variant:
forms, readings, spellings, form, versions, type, angina, series, spelling, types, title, systems, disease, reading, names, records, titles, pronunciations, texts, asthma, argument, patterns, interpretations, cells, traditions, behavior, cjd, meanings, strains, accounts, version, expressions, streptococci, editions, views, numerals, array, channels, variables, ways, text, analysis, glyph, data, alleles, translocations, phenotypes, pectoris, lines, procedure, terms, anatomy, features, parameters, structures, opinions, definitions, models, filter, name, practices, individuals, copies, proteins, reactions, property, translations, antigens, iii, behaviors, pattern, sexuality, characteristics, genes, theories, filters, components.

Words that sound like variant:
variant, variate, variants, varian, virion, virent, virions, variance, varment, veriest, virement, virulent, varmint, varying, very light, verdant, ovarian, veron, valliant, invariant, varia, versant, very funny, variates, varen, veren, covariant, verecund, chariot, werent, vivant, aperient, ferrant, ferien, pharaoh ant, vehement, vereen, volent, vicent, viren, virat, viron, verrett, verein, vagient, virens, violent, vacant, vibrant, vermont, various, varied, vagrant, orient, verizon, valent, varlet, verano, varden, very good, verite, voyant, volant, varina, verdon, variegate, ivorian, vartan, varius, virescent, vreeland, varin, verum, vaillant, vardan, verret, verdone, verraten, vasant, voran, ivorians, varum, vesicant, vraiment, verrat, vajrayana, carrion, darian, darien, derian, fairmont, darion, esurient, farrant, charmant, creant, cherian, chorion, carian, chariest.