| variant | n kelainan + approp n: “color” is the American ~ of the British “colour”, “color” ialah kelainan ejaan bahasa Inggeris Amerika bagi “colour” dlm bahasa Inggeris British; the species has many ~s, spesies itu mempunyai kelainan spesies yg banyak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| variant | adj varian, kelainan: “tire” is a ~ spelling of “tyre”, “tire” ialah ejaan varian or kelainan ejaan utk “tyre”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| variation | n 1. st which is different from what is normal or usual, kelainan: it is interesting to study the cultural ~s in this country, memang menarik utk mengkaji kelainan budaya di negeri ini; her novels are ~s on a basic theme, novel-novelnya ialah kelainan drpd satu tema yg asas; 2. degree of varying, berubah-ubah: ~ in temperature, suhu yg berubah-ubah; there are great ~s in price for the same articles, bagi benda yg sama harganya sangat berubah-ubah; 3. (biol) variasi; 4. (math) variasi; 5. (mus) ragaman: ~s on a theme by Brahms, ragaman pd tema oleh Brahms; 6. (ling.) variasi: conditioned ~, variasi bersyarat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| diversity | n 1. unlikeness, difference, perbezaan, kelainan: climatic diversities, perbezaan iklim; 2. variety, kepelbagaian: ~ of tastes, kepelbagaian cita rasa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |