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Hostess vs Confluence - What's the difference?

hostess | confluence | Synonyms |

Hostess is a synonym of confluence.


As nouns the difference between hostess and confluence

is that hostess is a female host while confluence is the place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.

hostess

English

(wikipedia hostess)

Noun

(es)
  • A female host.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist), author=Lexington
    • , title= Keeping the mighty honest , passage=The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account.}}
  • A female innkeeper.
  • Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.
  • A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex.

    • Derived terms

    * hostess trolley

    confluence

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.
    • We encountered an abandoned boat at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.
  • The act of combining which occurs at the place where rivers and the lake meet.
    • The confluence of the rivers produced a great rush of water.
  • A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.
    • The confluence of our skills resulted in a successful home renovation project.

    Synonyms

    * conflux

    Derived terms

    * confluence aloft