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Juncture vs Conjuncture - What's the difference?

juncture | conjuncture |

As nouns the difference between juncture and conjuncture

is that juncture is a place where things join, a junction while conjuncture is a combination of events or circumstances; a conjunction; a union.

juncture

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A place where things join, a junction.
  • A critical moment in time.
    • We're at a crucial juncture in our relationship.
  • * Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
    • What a mercy you are shod with velvet, Jane! a clodhopping messenger would never do at this juncture .
  • (linguistics) The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.

    • Usage notes

    In highly formal or bureaucratic language, "at this juncture" is often used as a fancy way of saying "now". * I'm unable to ascertain its whereabouts at this juncture.

    conjuncture

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A combination of events or circumstances; a conjunction; a union.
  • A set of circumstances causing a crisis; a juncture.