type vs variant

variant vs type

type and variant both are nouns.

type is not an adjective while variant is an adjective.

type is a verb but variant is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
type	Yes	No	Yes	No
variant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, variant is a hyponym of type; that is, variant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than type:

type: a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
variant: something a little different from others of the same type

Other hyponyms of type include breed, nature, edition, variation, version.

type (noun)	variant (noun)
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper	a variable quantity that is random
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing	something a little different from others of the same type
all of the tokens of the same symbol	an event that departs from expectations
printed characters	(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

type (adjective)	variant (adjective)
	differing from a norm or standard
	exhibiting variation and change

type (verb)	variant (verb)
identify as belonging to a certain type
write by means of a keyboard with types

Difference between type and variant

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