Addition vs Afterthought - What's the difference?
addition | afterthought |
(uncountable) The act of adding anything.
Anything that is added.
(uncountable) The arithmetic operation of adding.
(music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
(legal) A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely, as in "John Doe, Esq'.", "Robert Dale, '''Mason'''", "Thomas Way, ' of New York ".
(heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour; opposed to abatement.
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
As nouns the difference between addition and afterthought
is that addition is addition while afterthought is a reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.As a verb afterthought is
to expound as an afterthought.addition
English
(wikipedia addition)Noun
- The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.
See also
* addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) + (summand) = (sum, total) * subtraction: (minuend) ? (subtrahend) = (difference) * multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product) * division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividendSynonyms
* (act of adding) adding, annexation, inclusion * (thing added) extraAntonyms
* reductionSee also
* plus sign ()References
* ----afterthought
English
Noun
(en noun)- She packed her sandals only as an afterthought , but she was glad she did.
- This whole remodeling was an afterthought , we were only going to paint and call it good.