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Brin vs Briny - What's the difference?

brin | briny |

As nouns the difference between brin and briny

is that brin is one of the radiating sticks of a fan while briny is the sea.

As an adjective briny is

of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty.

brin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One of the radiating sticks of a fan.
    • (Knight)

    Usage notes

    * The outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches. (Webster 1913) ----

    briny

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty

    • Noun

    (-)
  • The sea
    • ----