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Contamination vs Defilement - What's the difference?

contamination | defilement | Related terms |

Contamination is a related term of defilement.


As nouns the difference between contamination and defilement

is that contamination is the act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates while defilement is the unwinding or unreeling of a film.

Instruction vs Entreaty - What's the difference?

instruction | entreaty | Related terms |

Instruction is a related term of entreaty.


As nouns the difference between instruction and entreaty

is that instruction is (lb) the act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge while entreaty is the act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation.

Opus vs Piece - What's the difference?

opus | piece | Synonyms |


As nouns the difference between opus and piece

is that opus is a work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works while piece is a part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.

As a verb piece is

to assemble (something real or figurative).

Inconsequential vs Minute - What's the difference?

inconsequential | minute | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between inconsequential and minute

is that inconsequential is having no consequence, not consequential, of little importance while minute is very small.

As nouns the difference between inconsequential and minute

is that inconsequential is something unimportant; something that does not matter while minute is a unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).

As a verb minute is

of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.

Student vs Admirer - What's the difference?

student | admirer | Related terms |

Student is a related term of admirer.


As nouns the difference between student and admirer

is that student is student while admirer is one who admires.

Foreboding vs Solicitude - What's the difference?

foreboding | solicitude | Related terms |

Solicitude is a synonym of foreboding.



As nouns the difference between foreboding and solicitude

is that foreboding is a sense of evil to come while solicitude is the state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.

As an adjective foreboding

is of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.

As a verb foreboding

is present participle of lang=en.

Plash vs Gurgle - What's the difference?

plash | gurgle | Related terms |

Plash is a related term of gurgle.


As nouns the difference between plash and gurgle

is that plash is (uk|dialectal) a small pool of standing water; a puddle or plash can be the branch of a tree partly cut or bent, and bound to, or intertwined with, other branches while gurgle is a gurgling sound.

As verbs the difference between plash and gurgle

is that plash is to splash or plash can be to cut partly, or to bend and intertwine the branches of while gurgle is to flow with a bubbling sound.

Excellence vs Prominence - What's the difference?

excellence | prominence | Related terms |


As nouns the difference between excellence and prominence

is that excellence is the quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue while prominence is the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.

As a proper noun Excellence

is a title of honor or respect; more common in the form Excellency.

Skilfulness vs Genius - What's the difference?

skilfulness | genius | Related terms |

Skilfulness is a related term of genius.


As nouns the difference between skilfulness and genius

is that skilfulness is the state or condition of being skilful while genius is genius (extraordinary mental capacity).

Insinuation vs Reference - What's the difference?

insinuation | reference | Related terms |

Insinuation is a related term of reference.


As a noun insinuation

is the act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.

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