Synonym vs Variant - What's the difference?
synonym | variant |
(semantics, with respect to a given word or phrase) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.
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(zoology, with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any of the formal names for the taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).
(botany, with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any name for the taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.
(databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
* 2011 , Paul Nielsen, Uttam Parui, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Bible
Showing variety, diverse.
Showing deviation or disagreement.
(obsolete) Variable.
Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
(genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
(computing) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
As nouns the difference between synonym and variant
is that synonym is a word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase while variant is something that is slightly different from a type or norm.As an adjective variant is
showing variety, diverse.synonym
English
(wikipedia synonym)Noun
(en noun)- "Happy" is a synonym of "glad".
- Synonyms are part of the SQL standard and are used frequently by Oracle DBAs. Note that Oracle includes both private and public synonyms.
Synonyms
* (word or phrase with same meaning as another) equivalent, poecilonymAntonyms
* (word or phrase with same meaning as another) antonym, oppositeDerived terms
* near-synonymSee also
(en) * homotypic * heterotypic * ----variant
English
Alternative forms
* variaunt (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)Noun
(en noun)- All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.
- The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene”.