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Anomic vs Anemic - What's the difference?

anomic | anemic |

As adjectives the difference between anomic and anemic

is that anomic is socially disorganized, disoriented or alienated while anemic is of or pertaining to anemia.

As a noun anemic is

an individual who has anemia.

anomic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Socially disorganized, disoriented or alienated

    • Related terms

    * anomie

    Anagrams

    * * *

    anemic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * anaemic (UK) *

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to anemia.
  • (by extension) Weak; listless; lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness.
  • * 1938 , Henry Goddard Leach, Forum and Century (volume 100, page 156)
    • My ordinarily even disposition was shattered, I thought, beyond repair — a condition that was not improved by my utter abhorrence of a diet of infant's food and anemic vegetables.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An individual who has anemia.

    • Anagrams

    * * * English terms with alpha privatives