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Irony vs Humorous - What's the difference?

irony | humorous |


As adjectives the difference between irony and humorous

is that irony is of or pertaining to the metal iron while humorous is full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.

As a noun irony

is a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.

Orison vs Pray - What's the difference?

orison | pray |


As a noun orison

is a prayer.

As a verb pray is

to petition or solicit help from a supernatural or higher being.

As an adverb pray is

please; used to make a polite request.

Scorn vs Sane - What's the difference?

scorn | sane |


As verbs the difference between scorn and sane

is that scorn is to feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise while sane is .

As a noun scorn

is (uncountable) contempt or disdain.

Sanity vs Wit - What's the difference?

sanity | wit |


As a noun sanity

is the condition of being sane.

Cynicism vs Cynical - What's the difference?

cynicism | cynical |


As a proper noun cynicism

is the philosophy of the greek cynics.

As an adjective cynical is

of or relating to the cynics, a sect of ancient greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.

Time vs Death - What's the difference?

time | death |


As a noun time

is .

As a proper noun death is

the personification of death, often a skeleton with a scythe, and one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

Cascade vs Concatenation - What's the difference?

cascade | concatenation |


As nouns the difference between cascade and concatenation

is that cascade is a waterfall or series of small waterfalls while concatenation is a series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.

As a verb cascade

is to fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

As a proper noun Cascade

is an administrative district in Seychelles.

True vs Inherent - What's the difference?

true | inherent |


As adjectives the difference between true and inherent

is that true is (label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic while inherent is inherent.

Auxotroph vs Lithotroph - What's the difference?

auxotroph | lithotroph |


As nouns the difference between auxotroph and lithotroph

is that auxotroph is any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation while lithotroph is an organism that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds (such as ammonia) via electron transfer.

Angry vs Mod - What's the difference?

angry | mod |


As an adjective angry

is displaying or feeling anger.

As an initialism mod is

(uk) (ministry of defence).

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