dif|fer|ent «DIHF uhr uhnt, DIHF ruhnt», adjective, adverb.
–adj.
1. not alike; not like: »
People have different names. An automobile is different from a boat. We saw different kinds of animals at the zoo.
SYNONYM(S): dissimilar, unlike.2. not the same; separate; distinct: »
We called three different times but never found her at home. Different people have told us the same thing about her. That is a different matter altogether.
3. not like others or most others; unusual: »
Our teacher is quite different; she never gives us homework.
–adv.
Informal. differently: »
With her in the house, everyone acted different (Jetta Carleton).
–dif´fer|ent|ly, adverb.
–dif´fer|ent|ness, noun.
Usage different. The standard American usage with different is from: »
His second book was entirely different from his first.
Informal usage is divided, using from occasionally, sometimes to (which is a common British usage), and more often than: »She was different than any other girl I had ever known.
Different than is becoming more common when the object is a clause: »The house was a good deal different than he remembered it.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.