variant

1. 1.

   differing from a norm or standard

   “a variant spelling”

   Similardifferent
2. 2.

   exhibiting variation and change

   “letters variant in size”

   Similarvariable

Other forms of variant

plural

variants·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about variant

What does variant mean?

variant means "an event that departs from expectations". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in variant?

variant has 3 syllables: var-i-ant. The stress falls on "var". In IPA it is /ˈvɛɹiənt/.

What is another word for variant?

Close synonyms include discrepancy, variance, form, strain, var.. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is variant a common word?

variant is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with variant?

1 word rhymes with variant. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.