Antonyms for variation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : vair-ee-ey-shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌvɛər iˈeɪ ʃən |
Definition of variation
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French variation, from Latin variationem (nominative variatio) "a difference, variation, change," from past participle stem of variare "to change" (see vary). The musical sense is attested from 1801.
- noun difference; alternative
- He was glad to have discovered that variation; but he could discover nothing else.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- The variation seemed in a manner proportional to the pressure.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- If it is not this identical system, it is a variation of it.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- The essence of truth cannot be affected by the variation of external circumstances.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Time him as often as you will, you can never convict him of a second's variation.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- The stimulus to variation may have come from the mother as well as the father.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- No variation in their language or their conduct can be found.
- Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
- But there was no variation in the replies of the Cardinal, furious as he was.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
- He was always cool; and nobody ever observed the least variation in his countenance.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Count Grammont, Complete » by Anthony Hamilton
- In other words, there is no accounting, thus far in the theory, for variation.
- Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
Synonyms for variation
- aberration
- abnormality
- adaptation
- alteration
- bend
- break
- change
- contradistinction
- contrast
- curve
- deflection
- departure
- departure from the norm
- deviation
- digression
- discrepancy
- disparity
- displacement
- dissimilarity
- dissimilitude
- distinction
- divergence
- diversification
- diversity
- exception
- fluctuation
- inequality
- innovation
- modification
- mutation
- novelty
- shift
- swerve
- turn
- unconformity
- variety
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