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Torpid vs Languor - What's the difference?

torpid | languor |


As an adjective torpid

is unmoving, dormant or hibernating.

As a noun languor is

a state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid feeling: lassitude.

Perissology vs Pleonasm - What's the difference?

perissology | pleonasm |


As nouns the difference between perissology and pleonasm

is that perissology is superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness while pleonasm is (uncountable|rhetoric) redundancy in wording.

Somnolent vs Banausic - What's the difference?

somnolent | banausic |


As adjectives the difference between somnolent and banausic

is that somnolent is drowsy or sleepy while banausic is mechanical; materialistic, uncultured.

Obtunded vs Soporific - What's the difference?

obtunded | soporific |


As adjectives the difference between obtunded and soporific

is that obtunded is (medicine) describing someone who is far from alert or oriented to time and space, and exhibits other signs being confused, a state just short of frank delirium while soporific is tending to induce sleep.

As a verb obtunded

is (obtund).

As a noun soporific is

something inducing sleep, especially a drug.

Interplay vs Intersection - What's the difference?

interplay | intersection |


As nouns the difference between interplay and intersection

is that interplay is interaction while intersection is the junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.

As a verb interplay

is to interact.

Potence vs Omnipotence - What's the difference?

potence | omnipotence |


As nouns the difference between potence and omnipotence

is that potence is power or strength; potency while omnipotence is unlimited power; commonly attributed to a deity or deities.

Terminism vs Determinism - What's the difference?

terminism | determinism |


As nouns the difference between terminism and determinism

is that terminism is (theology) the christian doctrine that there is a time limit for repentance from sin, after which god no longer wills the conversion and salvation of the sinner while determinism is (ethics) the doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.

Terministic vs Deterministic - What's the difference?

terministic | deterministic |


As adjectives the difference between terministic and deterministic

is that terministic is of or relating to terminism while deterministic is of, or relating to determinism.

Trial vs Trying - What's the difference?

trial | trying |


As nouns the difference between trial and trying

is that trial is an opportunity to test something out; a test while trying is the act by which one tries something; an attempt.

As adjectives the difference between trial and trying

is that trial is pertaining to a trial or test while trying is difficult to endure; arduous.

As verbs the difference between trial and trying

is that trial is to carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it while trying is present participle of lang=en.

Seek vs Seeking - What's the difference?

seek | seeking |


As verbs the difference between seek and seeking

is that seek is to try to find, to look for, to search while seeking is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun seeking is

the act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.

As an adjective seeking is

that seeks something specified.

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