"different" meaning in English

See different in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /'dɪfərənt/ Audio: en-us-different.ogg [US] Forms: different [positive], more different [comparative], most different [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If two or more things are different, they are not like each other, not the same. The two things have two sizes, not both the same size; or they have two shapes, they don't both have one shape; or they each have a color, not just one color for both things; or they are not the like each other in some other way.
    Sense id: simple-different-en-adj-QL-6gr2n
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    {
      "form": "more different",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most different",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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          "word": "same"
        },
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          "word": "alike"
        },
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          "word": "similar"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The day and night are quite different."
        },
        {
          "text": "My brother's bike is different from mine."
        }
      ],
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        "If two or more things are different, they are not like each other, not the same. The two things have two sizes, not both the same size; or they have two shapes, they don't both have one shape; or they each have a color, not just one color for both things; or they are not the like each other in some other way."
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      "ipa": "/'dɪfərənt/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"dIf@r@nt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-different.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more different",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most different",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "The day and night are quite different."
        },
        {
          "text": "My brother's bike is different from mine."
        }
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/'dɪfərənt/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"dIf@r@nt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-different.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "different"
}

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