Meaning & Definition of Different in English

1. 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"

2. Distinctly separate from the first

• "That's another (or different) issue altogether"

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. Marked by dissimilarity

• "For twins they are very unlike"

• "People are profoundly different"

5. Distinct or separate

• "Each interviewed different members of the community"