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 |
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 |
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 |
wit |
As a noun sanity
is the condition of being sane.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
mod |
As an adjective angry
is displaying or feeling anger.
As an initialism mod is
(uk) (
ministry of defence).
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