different between different vs individual
different
English
Etymology
From Middle English different, from Old French different, from Latin differ?ns, present active participle of differ? (“I differ”); see differ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?f.(?)?.?nt/
- Hyphenation: dif?fer?ent, diffe?rent
Adjective
different (comparative more different, superlative most different)
- Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
- 1915, Edward Knobel, Ptolemy's Catalogue of Stars – A Revision of the Almagest, page 14 (showing that "to" was used by an Englishman in 1915)
- One interesting feature was remarked by Dr. Peters, viz.: that the instrument used for the longitudes of the original catalogue was graduated differently to that used for the latitudes.
- 1971, William S. Burroughs, The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead, page 6
- Enter the American tourist. He thinks of himself as a good guy but when he looks in the mirror to shave this good guy he has to admit that "well, other people are different from me and I don't really like them." This makes him feel guilty toward other people.
- 1915, Edward Knobel, Ptolemy's Catalogue of Stars – A Revision of the Almagest, page 14 (showing that "to" was used by an Englishman in 1915)
- Various, assorted, diverse.
- 2006, Delbert S. Elliott et al., Good Kids from Bad Neighborhoods: Successful Development in Social Context,[1] Cambridge University Press, ?ISBN, page 19:
- In any case, poor black respondents living in high-poverty neighborhoods are most likely to view their neighborhood as a single block or block group and to use this definition consistently when asked about different neighborhood characteristics and activities.
- 2006, Delbert S. Elliott et al., Good Kids from Bad Neighborhoods: Successful Development in Social Context,[1] Cambridge University Press, ?ISBN, page 19:
- Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.
- Unlike most others; unusual.
Usage notes
- (not the same): Depending on dialect, time period, and register, the adjective different (“not the same”) may be construed with one of the prepositions from, to, and than, or with the subordinating conjunction than.
- Pleasure is different from/than/to happiness.
- It's different than (or from what) I expected.
Synonyms
- (not the same): other; See also Thesaurus:different
- (various): sundry; See also Thesaurus:assorted
- (distinct): apart, distinct; See also Thesaurus:separate
- (unlike most others): aberrant, deviant, nonstandard; See also Thesaurus:strange
Antonyms
- (not the same): alike, identical, same, similar
- (various): homogeneous
- (distinct): coherent, indistinct, unified
- (unlike most others): normal, usual; See also Thesaurus:normal
- (all senses): undifferent
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
different (plural differents)
- (mathematics) The different ideal.
Adverb
different (comparative more different, superlative most different)
- Differently.
Further reading
- different in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- different in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
German
Etymology
From Latin differ?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d?f????nt]
- Hyphenation: dif?fe?rent
Adjective
different (comparative differenter, superlative am differentesten)
- different
Declension
Further reading
- “different” in Duden online
Latin
Verb
different
- third-person plural future active indicative of differ?
Middle English
Alternative forms
- dyfferent
Etymology
From Old French different, from Latin differ?ns, present active participle of differ?; equivalent to differren (“to postpone”) +? -ent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?dif?r?nt/, /di?f?r?nt/
Adjective
different (plural and weak singular differente)
- different
Related terms
- differently
Descendants
- English: different
- Scots: different
References
- “different, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-31.
different From the web:
- what different headaches mean
- what different emojis mean
- what different color hearts mean
- what differentiates extension from hyperextension
- what different poops mean
- what different crystals mean
- what different types of poop mean
- what differentiates knarls from hedgehogs
individual
English
Alternative forms
- individuall (obsolete)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin ind?vidu?lis, from Latin ind?viduum (“an indivisible thing”), neuter of ind?viduus (“indivisible, undivided”), from in + d?viduus (“divisible”), from d?vid? (“divide”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??nd??v?d??u.?l/, /??nd??v?d??w?l/, /??nd??v?d???l/, /??nd??-/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??nd??v?d????l/, /??nd??v?d???l/, /??nd??-/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /??nd??v?d???.?l/, /??nd??v?d???l/
Noun
individual (plural individuals)
- A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
- (law) A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
- 1982, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:
- Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination […].
- 1982, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:
- An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.
- (statistics) An element belonging to a population.
Translations
Adjective
individual (comparative more individual, superlative most individual)
- Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.
- Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.
- Not divisible without losing its identity.
Synonyms
- (relating to a single person or thing): single, self-standing
- (intended for a single person or thing): personal, single
Antonyms
- (relating to a single person or thing): collective
- (intended for a single person or thing): group, joint, shared
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- individual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- individual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- "individual" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 161.
Catalan
Noun
individual (masculine and feminine plural individuals)
- individual
Derived terms
- individualisme
- individualista
- individualitzar
- individualment
Related terms
- individu
- individualitat
Further reading
- “individual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Adjective
individual m or f (plural individuais)
- individual
Derived terms
- individualismo
- individualista
- individualizar
- individualmente
Related terms
- individuo
- individualidade
Further reading
- “individual” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?.d??i.vi.du.?aw/
Adjective
individual m or f (plural individuais, comparable)
- individual
Derived terms
- individualismo
- individualista
- individualmente
Further reading
- “individual” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French individuel
Adjective
individual m or n (feminine singular individual?, masculine plural individuali, feminine and neuter plural individuale)
- individual
Declension
Related terms
- individualism
- individualist
- individualitate
Spanish
Adjective
individual (plural individuales)
- individual
- case-by-case
- one-on-one (e.g., relationship or bond)
- one-man (e.g., a one-man show)
- personal, individualized
Derived terms
- individualismo
- individualista
- individualizar
- individualmente
- persecución individual
Related terms
- individuo
- individualidad
Noun
individual m (plural individuales)
- place mat
Further reading
- “individual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
individual From the web:
- what individual means
- what individual rights
- what individual rights are protected by the constitution
- what individuals qualify for stimulus check
- what individual stocks to buy now
- what does an individual mean
- what is meant by individual
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