different

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Not the same

   Not the same; exhibiting a difference.

   • — Is your grandpa any better? — No different. Still ill.
   • At Elizabeth-Jane mentioning how greatly Lucetta had been jeopardized, he exhibited an agitation different in kind no less than in intensity from any she had seen in him before.
   • One interesting feature was remarked by Dr. Peters, viz.: that the instrument used for the longitudes of the original catalogue was graduated differently to that used for the latitudes.
2. 2

   Various, assorted, diverse.

3. 3

   Distinct, separate

   Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.

   • Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
   • Several different scientists all reached this conclusion at about the same time.
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   1. 4

      Unlike most others

      Unlike most others; unusual.

      • What do you think of my new hairdo? - Well, it's different.
   2. 5

      The different ideal.

   3. 6

      Differently.

      • [I]f they view it in the same light as I do, they will act different to their previous intentions.
      • Mr Graves objected to any postponement, and as to the verdict being against the weight of evidence, he was quite sure his Honor would not act different from the Judges, who were slow to interfere with the verdict of a jury.
      • Cars "act different" on a long trip.

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