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Qualification vs Exception - What's the difference?

qualification | exception |


As nouns the difference between qualification and exception

is that qualification is a clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation while exception is the act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.

Undisguised vs Undefined - What's the difference?

undisguised | undefined |


As adjectives the difference between undisguised and undefined

is that undisguised is not disguised, plainly visible while undefined is lacking a definition or value.

Attachment vs Traction - What's the difference?

attachment | traction |


As nouns the difference between attachment and traction

is that attachment is the act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching while traction is the act of pulling something along a surface using motive power.

As a verb traction is

{{cx|medicine|transitive|lang=en}} To apply a sustained pull to (a limb, etc.).

Equitable vs Unaffected - What's the difference?

equitable | unaffected |


As adjectives the difference between equitable and unaffected

is that equitable is marked by or having equity while unaffected is not affected or changed.

As a noun unaffected is

someone not affected, as by a disease.

Colored vs Colorless - What's the difference?

colored | colorless |


As adjectives the difference between colored and colorless

is that colored is having a particular color or kind of color while colorless is standard spelling of from=American spelling|lang=en|colourless.

As a noun colored

is a colored person.

As a verb colored

is past tense of color.

Pity vs Idiot - What's the difference?

pity | idiot |


As nouns the difference between pity and idiot

is that pity is a feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something while idiot is a person of low general intelligence.

As a verb pity

is to feel pity for (someone or something).

As an interjection pity

is short form of what a pity.

Fight vs Square - What's the difference?

fight | square |


In transitive terms the difference between fight and square

is that fight is to try to overpower; to fiercely counteract while square is to draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.

In archaic terms the difference between fight and square

is that fight is a battle between opposing armies while square is to take opposing sides; to quarrel.

In obsolete terms the difference between fight and square

is that fight is a screen for the combatants in ships while square is to go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.

As verbs the difference between fight and square

is that fight is to contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc while square is to adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else.

As nouns the difference between fight and square

is that fight is an occasion of fighting while square is a polygon with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90 degrees; a regular quadrilateral whose angles are all 90 degrees.

As an adjective square is

shaped like a square (the polygon).

Illegible vs Indelible - What's the difference?

illegible | indelible |


As adjectives the difference between illegible and indelible

is that illegible is not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable while indelible is having the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface.

Conduit vs Vent - What's the difference?

conduit | vent |


As nouns the difference between conduit and vent

is that conduit is a pipe or channel for conveying water etc while vent is an opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.

As a verb vent is

to allow gases to escape.

Characterize vs Exemplify - What's the difference?

characterize | exemplify |


As verbs the difference between characterize and exemplify

is that characterize is to depict someone or something a particular way (often negative while exemplify is to show or illustrate by example.

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