different

dif|fer|ent [ `dıf(ə)rənt ] adjective ***

1. ) not the same as another person or thing, or not the same as before:

I tried on lots of different hats.

Her new glasses make her look completely different.

different from: This job is a lot different from what I'm used to.

different in: The two cars are different in shape.

We need to approach the problem in a different way.

significantly/markedly/radically/vastly different: The other doctor's attitude was vastly different.

slightly/somewhat/subtly different: three subtly different styles of writing

─ opposite SIMILAR

2. ) only before noun different things are separate things of the same kind:

Six different boys asked me to dance.

3. ) unusual and not like other things of the same kind:

I wanted something a little bit different, so I painted the room green.

that's different

used when you are explaining that something changes a situation:

It's not fair, you let Pam do what she likes! That's different, she's 18.

╾ dif|fer|ent|ly adverb:

Different people cope differently with failure.

six differently shaped chairs