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Misfortune vs Effort - What's the difference?

misfortune | effort | Related terms |

Misfortune is a related term of effort.


As nouns the difference between misfortune and effort

is that misfortune is (uncountable) bad luck while effort is the work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

As a verb effort is

(uncommon|intransitive) to make an effort.

Serious vs Sage - What's the difference?

serious | sage | Related terms |

Sage is a synonym of serious.



As adjectives the difference between serious and sage

is that serious is without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn while sage is wise.

As a noun sage is

a wise person or spiritual teacher; a man or woman of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.

As an interjection sage is

Word used in the email field of to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.

As a verb sage is

the act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an when posting a reply.

Whim vs Antic - What's the difference?

whim | antic | Related terms |

Whim is a related term of antic.


As an adjective antic is

ancient.

Stretching vs Dilation - What's the difference?

stretching | dilation | Related terms |

Stretching is a related term of dilation.


As nouns the difference between stretching and dilation

is that stretching is the act by which something is stretched while dilation is the act of dilating.

As a verb stretching

is .

Recapture vs Save - What's the difference?

recapture | save | Related terms |


As nouns the difference between recapture and save

is that recapture is the act of capturing again while save is in various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.

As verbs the difference between recapture and save

is that recapture is to capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss while save is to prevent harm or difficulty.

As a preposition save is

except; with the exception of.

As a conjunction save is

unless; except.

Firmness vs Compactness - What's the difference?

firmness | compactness | Related terms |


As nouns the difference between firmness and compactness

is that firmness is the state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution while compactness is the state of being compact.

Poke vs Lag - What's the difference?

poke | lag | Related terms |


In transitive terms the difference between poke and lag

is that poke is to thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue while lag is to cause to lag; to slacken.

As verbs the difference between poke and lag

is that poke is to prod or jab with a pointed object such as a finger or a stick while lag is to fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind.

As nouns the difference between poke and lag

is that poke is a lazy person; a dawdler while lag is a gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.

As an adjective lag is

late.

Fling vs Hasten - What's the difference?

fling | hasten | Related terms |

Fling is a related term of hasten.


As nouns the difference between fling and hasten

is that fling is an act of throwing, often violently while hasten is .

As a verb fling

is to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.

Nothing vs No_one_at_all - What's the difference?

nothing | no_one_at_all | Related terms |

Nothing is a related term of no_one_at_all.

Prosperity vs Successful - What's the difference?

prosperity | successful | Synonyms |


As a noun prosperity

is the condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune.

As an adjective successful is

resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; prosperous; fortunate; happy.

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