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Sourness vs Sweetness - What's the difference?

sourness | sweetness |


As nouns the difference between sourness and sweetness

is that sourness is the quality or condition of being sour, usually said of human personalities while sweetness is the condition of being sweet or sugary.

Millisecond vs Nanosecond - What's the difference?

millisecond | nanosecond |


As nouns the difference between millisecond and nanosecond

is that millisecond is one one-thousandth of a second. Symbol: ms while nanosecond is a measure of time equal to one billionth of a second. Abbreviation: ns.

Survive vs Withstand - What's the difference?

survive | withstand |


As verbs the difference between survive and withstand

is that survive is of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive while withstand is to resist or endure (something) successfully.

Afflicted vs Infected - What's the difference?

afflicted | infected |


As verbs the difference between afflicted and infected

is that afflicted is (afflict) while infected is (infect).

As an adjective infected is

referring to something that has received an infection.

Concept vs Scenario - What's the difference?

concept | scenario |


As nouns the difference between concept and scenario

is that concept is an understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and/or imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept) while scenario is an outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.

Commanded vs Led - What's the difference?

commanded | led |


As verbs the difference between commanded and led

is that commanded is past tense of command while led is past tense of lead.

As a noun LED is

light-emitting diode.

Dwell vs Companion - What's the difference?

dwell | companion |


As nouns the difference between dwell and companion

is that dwell is (engineering) a period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state while companion is a friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or keeps company.

As verbs the difference between dwell and companion

is that dwell is to live; to reside while companion is (obsolete) to be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany.

Antic vs Odd - What's the difference?

antic | odd |


In obsolete terms the difference between antic and odd

is that antic is to make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous while odd is singular in excellence; unique; sole; matchless; peerless; famous.

As adjectives the difference between antic and odd

is that antic is grotesque, incongruous while odd is single; sole; singular; not having a mate.

As a noun antic

is a grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.

As a verb antic

is to perform antics.

Entity vs Cooperation - What's the difference?

entity | cooperation |


As nouns the difference between entity and cooperation

is that entity is that which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form while cooperation is the act of cooperating.

Belied vs Maligned - What's the difference?

belied | maligned |


As verbs the difference between belied and maligned

is that belied is (belie) while maligned is (malign).

As an adjective maligned is

assailed with contemptuous language.

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