Definition of different

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  • different is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • different is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • different is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of different

  • differing from all others; not ordinary (adjective)

    Examples

    1. advertising that strives continually to be different
    2. this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it
  • distinctly separate from the first (adjective)

    Examples

    1. that's another (or different) issue altogether
  • distinct or separate (adjective)

    Examples

    1. each interviewed different members of the community
  • unlike in nature or quality or form or degree (adjective)

    Examples

    1. took different approaches to the problem
    2. came to a different conclusion
    3. different parts of the country
    4. on different sides of the issue
    5. this meeting was different from the earlier one

See definition of different in Merriam Webster