different

Definition

Not the same; exhibiting a difference.

Etymology

From Middle English different, from Old French different, from Latin differēns, present active participle of differō (“I differ”). See also differ. Supplanted native Old English ungelic (whence modern English unalike).

Example Sentences

• "— 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."

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