Antonyms for variants


Grammar : Noun
Spell : vair-ee-uh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɛər i ənt


Definition of variants

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French variant, from Latin variantem (nominative varians), present participle of variare "to change" (see vary).
  • noun derived form
Example sentences :
  • As you mentioned yourself, there is sure to be a shift of variants.
  • Extract from : « We're Friends, Now » by Henry Hasse
  • His work is valuable because of the above mentioned variants.
  • Extract from : « Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome » by Apicius
  • In Hartland's "Legend of Perseus" a collection of variants of this story will be found.
  • Extract from : « The Evolution of the Dragon » by G. Elliot Smith
  • Afanasief, in his notes to this story, gives several of its variants.
  • Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston
  • This is a very well-known shanty, and the variants of it are endless.
  • Extract from : « The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties » by Richard Runciman Terry
  • This legend, with variants, is found in many parts of the world.
  • Extract from : « Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate » by Charles M. Skinner
  • Of all the variants of this type it is in China that we find the one most resembling it.
  • Extract from : « The Science of Fairy Tales » by Edwin Sidney Hartland
  • Its variants are legion, and I can only refer to a few of them which are of special interest.
  • Extract from : « The Science of Fairy Tales » by Edwin Sidney Hartland
  • The variants of Thompson might put it a place or two higher.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
  • In some of the variants these meetings are in church and not at a ball, royal or otherwise.
  • Extract from : « Europa's Fairy Book » by Joseph Jacobs

Synonyms for variants

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