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Cliff vs Cliffside - What's the difference?

cliff | cliffside |

As nouns the difference between cliff and cliffside

is that cliff is a vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face while cliffside is the side of a cliff.

As a proper noun Cliff

is a diminutive of the male given name Clifford.

cliff

English

(wikipedia cliff)

Etymology 1

(etyl) clif .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
    • Synonyms
    * precipice
    Derived terms
    * cliff swallow * cliff-face * cliffed * cliffhanger * cliffing * cliffy

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music)
    • (Webster 1913)

    cliffside

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The side of a cliff.
    • We strolled along the cliffside path.