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Magnanimously vs Dishearten - What's the difference?

magnanimously | dishearten |


As an adverb magnanimously

is in a magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.

As a verb dishearten is

to discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

Withdraw vs Overturn - What's the difference?

withdraw | overturn |


As verbs the difference between withdraw and overturn

is that withdraw is to pull (something) back, aside, or away while overturn is to turn over, capsize or upset (something).

Style vs Linguistics - What's the difference?

style | linguistics |


As adjectives the difference between style and linguistics

is that style is elegant, stylish while linguistics is .

As a verb style

is .

Meter vs Scale - What's the difference?

meter | scale |


In lang=en terms the difference between meter and scale

is that meter is (always meter) One who metes or measures while scale is a series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.

In obsolete terms the difference between meter and scale

is that meter is a poem while scale is a ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.

As nouns the difference between meter and scale

is that meter is (always meter) A device that measures things while scale is a ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.

As verbs the difference between meter and scale

is that meter is to measure with a metering device while scale is to change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.

Indolent vs Indignant - What's the difference?

indolent | indignant |


As adjectives the difference between indolent and indignant

is that indolent is habitually]] lazy, [[procrastinate|procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor/labour while indignant is showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.

Discuss vs Why - What's the difference?

discuss | why |


As a verb discuss

is (obsolete|transitive) to drive away, disperse, shake off; said especially of tumors.

As an adverb why is

for what cause, reason, or purpose.

As a noun why is

reason or why can be (uk|dialect) a young heifer.

As an interjection why is

an exclamation used to express indignation, mild surprise, or impatience "well, i'll tell you".

Stereotypes vs Prejudiced - What's the difference?

stereotypes | prejudiced |


As verbs the difference between stereotypes and prejudiced

is that stereotypes is while prejudiced is (prejudice).

As an adjective prejudiced is

having prejudices.

Tears vs Eyes - What's the difference?

tears | eyes |


As nouns the difference between tears and eyes

is that tears is while eyes is .

As verbs the difference between tears and eyes

is that tears is (tear) while eyes is (eye).

Syllabication vs Pronunciation - What's the difference?

syllabication | pronunciation |


As nouns the difference between syllabication and pronunciation

is that syllabication is the act of syllabifying; syllabification while pronunciation is the standard way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.

There vs Thair - What's the difference?

there | thair |


As adverbs the difference between there and thair

is that there is in a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here) while thair is an archaic spelling of there.

As pronouns the difference between there and thair

is that there is Used as an expletive subject of {{term|be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.} while thair is an archaic spelling of their.

As an interjection there

is Used to offer encouragement or sympathy.

As a noun there

is that place.

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