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Uncultivated vs Philistine - What's the difference?

uncultivated | philistine | Related terms |

Uncultivated is a related term of philistine.


As adjectives the difference between uncultivated and philistine

is that uncultivated is not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation while philistine is hostile to or lacking in appreciation for art or culture, or having no understanding of them.

As a noun philistine is

(philistine).

Detailed vs Scrupulous - What's the difference?

detailed | scrupulous | Related terms |

Detailed is a related term of scrupulous.


As adjectives the difference between detailed and scrupulous

is that detailed is characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment while scrupulous is exactly and carefully conducted.

As a verb detailed

is (detail).

Emotion vs Verve - What's the difference?

emotion | verve | Related terms |


As nouns the difference between emotion and verve

is that emotion is a person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data while verve is excitement of imagination such as that which animates a poet, artist, or musician, in composing or performing.

Licence vs Impropriety - What's the difference?

licence | impropriety | Related terms |

Licence is a related term of impropriety.


As nouns the difference between licence and impropriety

is that licence is (british|canada|australia) while impropriety is (uncountable) the condition of being improper.

As a verb licence

is (uk|canada|nonstandard).

Radiation vs Promulgation - What's the difference?

radiation | promulgation | Related terms |

Radiation is a related term of promulgation.


As nouns the difference between radiation and promulgation

is that radiation is the shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat while promulgation is the act of promulgating or announcing something, especially a proclamation announcing a new law.

Private vs Unfrequented - What's the difference?

private | unfrequented | Synonyms |

Private is a synonym of unfrequented.


As adjectives the difference between private and unfrequented

is that private is belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group while unfrequented is not frequented.

As a noun private

is the lowest rank of the army.

Hallucination vs Chimera - What's the difference?

hallucination | chimera | Synonyms |


As nouns the difference between hallucination and chimera

is that hallucination is a sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; a delusion while chimera is chimera, or any fantastic creature with parts from different animals.

As a proper noun Chimera is

one of the many fantastical offspring of Typhon and Echidna, a multi-headed monster represented as vomiting flames. It had the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and a dragon for a tail. Killed by the hero Bellerophon in Lycea.

Dichotomy vs Discord - What's the difference?

dichotomy | discord | Related terms |


In lang=en terms the difference between dichotomy and discord

is that dichotomy is the division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the division of man into white and not white while discord is an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.

As nouns the difference between dichotomy and discord

is that dichotomy is a separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division while discord is lack of concord, agreement or harmony.

As a verb discord is

to disagree; to be at variance; to fail to agree or harmonize; clash.

Inane vs Trivial - What's the difference?

inane | trivial | Related terms |

Inane is a related term of trivial.


As adjectives the difference between inane and trivial

is that inane is lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance) while trivial is ignorable; of little significance or value.

As nouns the difference between inane and trivial

is that inane is that which is void or empty while trivial is (obsolete) any of the three liberal arts forming the trivium.

Fiery vs Flashing - What's the difference?

fiery | flashing | Related terms |

Fiery is a related term of flashing.


As an adjective fiery

is of or relating to fire.

As a noun flashing is

(roofing) components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.

As a verb flashing is

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