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Diary vs Diarrhea - What's the difference?

diary | diarrhea |

As nouns the difference between diary and diarrhea

is that diary is a daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer while diarrhea is a condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements.

As an adjective diary

is lasting for one day.

diary

English

(Personal journal)

Noun

(diaries)
  • A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
  • The method or media used to keep such experiences.
  • They kept separate diaries'''. His was on paper and her '''diary was on her computer's hard drive.
  • (British, Canada) A calendar or appointment book.
  • Synonyms

    * daybook * journal

    Derived terms

    * diarist

    Coordinate terms

    * calendar * daybook * chronicle * log

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Lasting for one day.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • The offer of a usurpation, though it was but as a diary ague.

    Anagrams

    * dairy

    diarrhea

    Alternative forms

    * diarrhoea (British) *

    Noun

  • (chiefly, North America) A condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements.
  • The watery excrement that comes from said bowel movements.
  • Synonyms

    * (medical condition) the runs, the shits, the squirts (US), the trots, the squits (both UK), the skitters (Scottish) (all slang) * See also

    Hyponyms

    * Montezuma's revenge (informal) * Pharao's revenge (informal)

    See also

    * constipation