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Enamoured vs Ardent - What's the difference?

enamoured | ardent | Related terms |

Enamoured is a related term of ardent.


As adjectives the difference between enamoured and ardent

is that enamoured is while ardent is full of ardor; fervent, passionate.

As a verb enamoured

is (enamour).

Raving vs Ardent - What's the difference?

raving | ardent | Related terms |

Raving is a related term of ardent.


As adjectives the difference between raving and ardent

is that raving is talking wildly while ardent is full of ardor; fervent, passionate.

As a verb raving

is .

As a noun raving

is (usually plural) wild, incoherent, or irrational talk.

As an adverb raving

is incoherently.

Comely vs Shapely - What's the difference?

comely | shapely | Related terms |

Comely is a related term of shapely.


As adjectives the difference between comely and shapely

is that comely is (dated|of a person) pleasing or attractive to the eye while shapely is having a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at.

Unpolished vs Surly - What's the difference?

unpolished | surly | Related terms |

Unpolished is a related term of surly.


As adjectives the difference between unpolished and surly

is that unpolished is not polished; not brought to a polish while surly is (obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious.

As an adverb surly is

(obsolete) in an arrogant or supercilious manner.

Reason vs Testimony - What's the difference?

reason | testimony | Related terms |

Reason is a related term of testimony.


As nouns the difference between reason and testimony

is that reason is a cause: while testimony is (legal) statements made by a witness in court.

As a verb reason

is to exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a systematic comparison of facts.

Superhuman vs Holy - What's the difference?

superhuman | holy | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between superhuman and holy

is that superhuman is beyond what is possible for a human being while holy is dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

As nouns the difference between superhuman and holy

is that superhuman is a human being with remarkable abilities while holy is a thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in {{term|Holy of Holies}}.

Characterize vs Brand - What's the difference?

characterize | brand | Related terms |

Characterize is a related term of brand.


As a verb characterize

is to depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).

As an adjective brand is

burnt, branded.

Second vs Sustain - What's the difference?

second | sustain | Related terms |

Second is a related term of sustain.


In music|lang=en terms the difference between second and sustain

is that second is (music) the interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental) while sustain is (music) a mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.

In lang=en terms the difference between second and sustain

is that second is to agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two while sustain is to confirm, prove, or corroborate.

As nouns the difference between second and sustain

is that second is one that is number two in a series or second can be the si unit of time, defined as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest; one-sixtieth of a minute or second can be one who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant while sustain is (music) a mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.

As verbs the difference between second and sustain

is that second is (uk) to transfer temporarily to alternative employment while sustain is to maintain, or keep in existence.

As an adjective second

is number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.

As an adverb second

is (with superlative) at the second rank.

Business vs Combat - What's the difference?

business | combat | Related terms |

Business is a related term of combat.


As nouns the difference between business and combat

is that business is (countable) a specific commercial enterprise or establishment while combat is a battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used); a struggle for victory.

As an adjective business

is of, to, pertaining to or utilized for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes.

As a verb combat is

to fight with; to struggle for victory against.

Strictness vs Intimacy - What's the difference?

strictness | intimacy | Related terms |

Strictness is a related term of intimacy.


As nouns the difference between strictness and intimacy

is that strictness is (uncountable) the state or quality of being strict while intimacy is feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, not necessarily involving sexuality.

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