What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Limousine vs Variant - What's the difference?

limousine | variant |

As a proper noun limousine

is a region of france.

As an adjective variant is

showing variety, diverse.

As a noun variant is

something that is slightly different from a type or norm.

limousine

English

* (wikipedia "limousine")

Noun

(en noun)
  • An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
  • An automobile with such a body.
  • A luxury sedan/saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur.
  • *
  • *:It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor, brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park side.
  • An automobile for transportation to or from an airport, including sedans, vans, and buses.

    • Synonyms

    * limo (slang) * (airport transport) shuttle

    Derived terms

    * limo

    References

    * ----

    variant

    English

    Alternative forms

    * variaunt (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing variety, diverse.
  • Showing deviation or disagreement.
  • (obsolete) Variable.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
    • All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.
    The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene”.
  • (genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
  • (computing) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.

    • Related terms

    * variance * variation * vary

    See also

    * alternate * alternative ----