different

/'difrənt/

Thân thiện

The two children chose different colored balloons from the vendor.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not the same; distinct or separate: Used to describe things that are not identical or are separate from each other.
   • Unlike in nature, form, or quality: Used to indicate a contrast or dissimilarity between two or more entities.
   • Distinctly separate from another: Used to specify that something is another, separate thing, not the one previously mentioned.
   • Differing from the usual or ordinary; unconventional: Used to describe something that stands out as not being typical.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • We interviewed different members of the community. (We spoke to separate, distinct individuals.)
  • For twins, they have very different personalities. (They are unlike each other.)
  • This artist's style is truly different. (It is unconventional and not ordinary.)
  • That's a different issue altogether. (That is a separate, unrelated matter.)
  • They came to a different conclusion. (Their final decision was not the same.)

Advanced Usage

• "A horse of a different color": An idiom meaning a completely different matter or issue.
  • I thought we were discussing the budget, but international policy is a horse of a different color.
• "Different strokes for different folks": A saying meaning that different people like or need different things.
  • Some people love the city, others prefer the country—different strokes for different folks.

Variants and Related Words

• Differently (adverb): In a different manner.
  • She sees the world differently.
• Difference (noun): The state or quality of being unlike; a point or way in which people or things are dissimilar.
  • There is a big difference in their approaches.

Synonyms

• Distinct: Recognizably different in nature.
• Dissimilar: Not alike; different.
• Separate: Not joined or connected; different.
• Unusual: Not habitually or commonly occurring or done.

Antonyms

• Same: Identical; not different.
• Similar: Resembling without being identical.
• Alike: Similar to each other.

Related Phrases

• Different from: The most common and generally preferred preposition in formal writing to show dissimilarity.
  • My opinion is different from yours.
• Different than: Often used in American English, especially before a clause.
  • The result was different than we expected.
• Different to: Commonly used in British English.
  • This model is different to the old one.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. distinct or separate
   • each interviewed different members of the community
2. marked by dissimilarity
   • for twins they are very unlike
   • people are profoundly different
3. differing from all others; not ordinary
   • advertising that strives continually to be different
   • this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it
4. distinctly separate from the first
   • that's another (or different) issue altogether
5. unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
   • took different approaches to the problem
   • came to a different conclusion
   • different parts of the country
   • on different sides of the issue
   • this meeting was different from the earlier one

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unlike
• dissimilar