other

¹oth·er

adj \ˈə-thər\

Definition of OTHER

1

a : being the one (as of two or more) remaining or not included <held on with one hand and waved with the other one> b : being the one or ones distinct from that or those first mentioned or implied <taller than the other boys> c : second <every other day>

2

: not the same : different <any other color would have been better> <something other than it seems to be>

3

: additional <sold in the United States and 14 other countries>

4

a : recently past <the other evening> b : former <in other times>

5

: disturbingly or threateningly different : alien, exotic

Examples of OTHER

1. These and other issues will be discussed at the next meeting.
2. The driver's wife and two other passengers were injured in the accident.
3. Leaders from China, Russia, and 14 other countries attended the conference.

Origin of OTHER

Middle English, from Old English ōther; akin to Old High German andar other, Sanskrit antara

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to OTHER

Synonyms: disparate, dissimilar, distant, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse, nonidentical, different, unalike, unlike

Antonyms: alike, identical, indistinguishable, kin, kindred, like, parallel, same, similar

Related Words: divers, miscellaneous, mixed, several, sundry, variant, varied, various; differentiable, discriminable; alternate, alternative, individual, particular, peculiar, single; disproportionate, divergent, unequal

Near Antonyms: equal, selfsame; equivalent, tantamount; akin, analogous, comparable, homological, homologous, related; homogeneous, homogenous, uniform

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Rhymes with OTHER

brother, mother, nother, smother, tother