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Dower vs Downer - What's the difference?

dower | downer |

As nouns the difference between dower and downer

is that dower is (legal) the part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate while downer is downer (drug).

As a verb dower

is to give a dower or dowry.

dower

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
  • (legal) Property given by a groom directly to his bride at or before their wedding in order to legitimize the marriage.
  • * 1610 , , act 3 scene 1
  • (obsolete) That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
  • * Sir J. Davies
  • How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower !
  • * Wordsworth
  • Man in his primeval dower arrayed.

    Antonyms

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    See also

    * (l) * ("dower" on Wikipedia)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To give a dower or dowry.
  • To endow.
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    downer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A negative drug trip.
  • Normally those pills give me a boost, but last night they gave me a downer
  • A drug that has depressant qualities.
  • Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy
  • * 2009 , (Spike Jonze),
  • You don't really need to know me. I'm kind of a downer .

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