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Giving vs Gifty - What's the difference?

giving | gifty |

As adjectives the difference between giving and gifty

is that giving is having the tendency to give; generous while gifty is (informal) suited to being given as a gift.

As a verb giving

is .

As a noun giving

is the act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.

giving

English

(wikipedia giving)

Verb

(head)
    • ''These bright surfaces are sprayed with a fine spray of ink, thus giving them an even surface.' - First Usenet use via Google Groups, fa.human-nets, 6 May 1981 0359-EDT, Gary Feldman at CMU-10A

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having the tendency to give; generous
    • To become like Christ involves everything else: becoming a loving and giving person, having confidence enabling you to be vulnerable (psychologically and physically; Jesus did both), having the wisdom to see people's needs and the desire to meet them. - net.flame - 26 Mar 1984 by Jeff Sargent

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
  • A gift; a benefaction.
    • (Alexander Pope)
  • The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
  • * Addison
    • Upon the first giving of the weather.

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    gifty

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) Suited to being given as a gift.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 26, author=Mike Albo, title=A Trip to the Gift Shop Is Like a Day at the Museum, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=It repeats some of the gifty tote bag and candleholder items from the sister store, but this is where you can get your hands on an authentic reproduction of an Eames lounge chair ($4,695) or a Bauhaus table lamp ($850; $265 for a replacement globe). }}