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Dilapidated vs Customary - What's the difference?

dilapidated | customary | Related terms |

Dilapidated is a related term of customary.


As adjectives the difference between dilapidated and customary

is that dilapidated is having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect while customary is agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual.

As a verb dilapidated

is .

As a noun customary is

a book containing laws and usages, or customs; a custumal.

Communicate vs Recount - What's the difference?

communicate | recount | Synonyms |


As verbs the difference between communicate and recount

is that communicate is to impart while recount is to tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of.

As a noun recount is

retelling, narration, rendering.

Vitiation vs Degeneracy - What's the difference?

vitiation | degeneracy | Related terms |

Vitiation is a related term of degeneracy.


As nouns the difference between vitiation and degeneracy

is that vitiation is a reduction in the value, or an impairment in the quality of something while degeneracy is the state of being degenerate (in all senses).

Bound vs Spin - What's the difference?

bound | spin | Related terms |

Bound is a related term of spin.


As nouns the difference between bound and spin

is that bound is (often|used in plural) a boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory or bound can be a sizeable jump, great leap while spin is spin.

As a verb bound

is (bind) or bound can be to surround a territory or other geographical entity or bound can be to leap, move by jumping.

As an adjective bound

is (with infinitive) obliged (to) or bound can be (obsolete) ready, prepared.

Wild vs Heathenish - What's the difference?

wild | heathenish | Related terms |

Wild is a related term of heathenish.


As a proper noun wild

is for a wild person, or for someone living in uncultivated land.

As an adjective heathenish is

sort-of or somewhat like a heathen.

Unhappy vs Heart-broken - What's the difference?

unhappy | heart-broken | Synonyms |

Unhappy is a synonym of heart-broken.

Intelligent vs Captivating - What's the difference?

intelligent | captivating | Related terms |

Intelligent is a related term of captivating.


As adjectives the difference between intelligent and captivating

is that intelligent is of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright while captivating is that captivates; fascinating.

As a verb captivating is

.

Principle vs Motive - What's the difference?

principle | motive | Related terms |


In obsolete terms the difference between principle and motive

is that principle is a beginning while motive is an idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting.

In transitive terms the difference between principle and motive

is that principle is to equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet or rule of conduct while motive is to prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.

As an adjective motive is

causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move; as, a motive argument; motive power.

Imperturbable vs Insensitive - What's the difference?

imperturbable | insensitive | Related terms |

Imperturbable is a related term of insensitive.


As adjectives the difference between imperturbable and insensitive

is that imperturbable is not easily perturbed, upset or excited while insensitive is not expressing normal physical feeling.

Inferior vs Nasty - What's the difference?

inferior | nasty | Related terms |

Inferior is a related term of nasty.


As adjectives the difference between inferior and nasty

is that inferior is of lower quality while nasty is .

As nouns the difference between inferior and nasty

is that inferior is a person of lower stature to another while nasty is (lb) something nasty.

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