Variant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an event that departs from expectations

(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɛɹiənt/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈeəɹiənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈeəɹiənt/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɛɹiənt/.

Examples

a new strain of microorganisms
an experimental version of the night fighter
a variant of the same word

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

strain chance variable variance form variate random variable discrepancy stochastic variable var.version edition variation

Parts of Speech

noun	an event that departs from expectations
noun	(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups “a new strain of microorganisms”
noun	a variable quantity that is random
noun	something a little different from others of the same type “an experimental version of the night fighter”
adjective	differing from a norm or standard “a variant spelling”
adjective	exhibiting variation and change “letters variant in size”

Word Forms

discrepant	adjective	not in accord
variant	adjective	differing from a norm or standard
vary	verb	be at variance with; be out of line with
variant	noun	an event that departs from expectations
variance	noun	an activity that varies from a norm or standard

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Variante

ein Ereignis, das von den Erwartungen abweicht

🇫🇷French

variante

un événement qui s'écarte des attentes

🇪🇸Spanish

variante

un evento que se aleja de las expectativas

🇮🇹Italian

variante

un evento che si discosta dalle aspettative

🇵🇹Portuguese

variante

um evento que foge das expectativas

🇷🇺Russian

вариант

событие, которое отличается от ожиданий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रकार

एक ऐसी घटना जो उम्मीदों से हटकर हो

🇧🇩Bengali

বৈকল্পিক

একটি ঘটনা যা প্রত্যাশা থেকে দূরে

🇮🇳Tamil

மாறுபாடு

எதிர்பார்ப்புகளிலிருந்து விலகிய ஒரு நிகழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

రూపాంతరం

అంచనాలకు దూరంగా జరిగే సంఘటన

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रकार

एक घटना जी अपेक्षांपासून दूर जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચલ

એક ઘટના જે અપેક્ષાઓથી દૂર જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೂಪಾಂತರ

ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಳಿಂದ ಹೊರಡುವ ಘಟನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേരിയൻ്റ്

പ്രതീക്ഷകളിൽ നിന്ന് വ്യതിചലിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സംഭവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੂਪ

ਇੱਕ ਘਟਨਾ ਜੋ ਉਮੀਦਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਰ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

متغیر

ایک واقعہ جو توقعات سے ہٹ جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

变体

偏离预期的事件

🇯🇵Japanese

変異体

期待から外れた出来事

🇰🇷Korean

변종

기대를 벗어난 사건

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khác nhau

một sự kiện khác với sự mong đợi

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวแปร

เหตุการณ์ที่ผิดไปจากความคาดหวัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

variasi

sebuah peristiwa yang berangkat dari ekspektasi

🇲🇾Malay

varian

peristiwa yang bertolak dari jangkaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البديل

حدث يخرج عن التوقعات

🇮🇷Persian

نوع

رویدادی که دور از انتظارات است

🇹🇷Turkish

değişken

beklentilerin dışına çıkan bir olay

🇮🇱Hebrew

גִרְסָה אַחֶרֶת

אירוע שחורג מהציפיות

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