Home › Words › S › subvariantsubvariantsubvariant means A subsidiary variant; a subtype of something.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, subvariant ranks #16,750 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom sub- + variant.nounA subsidiary variant; a subtype of something.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.subvariation 80% match — A subordinate variation; one of the ways in which a given variation can vary further. vs subvariant →subvariety 78% match — A secondary or subsidiary variety.; A subset of a variety which is itself a variety. vs subvariant →subisoform 62% match — A subtype of an isoform vs subvariant →subname 61% match — A secondary or subsidiary name. vs subvariant →subspecific 61% match — pertaining to a subspecies. (See Usage notes.) vs subvariant →subconcept 60% match — A secondary or subsidiary concept. vs subvariant →subvocabulary 60% match — A vocabulary forming part of a larger vocabulary. vs subvariant →subattribute 60% match — A lesser or secondary attribute. vs subvariant →