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Detached vs Contemptuous - What's the difference?

detached | contemptuous | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between detached and contemptuous

is that detached is of a house: not joined to another house on either side while contemptuous is showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

As a verb detached

is past tense of detach.

Alert vs Keen - What's the difference?

alert | keen | Related terms |

Alert is a related term of keen.


As a proper noun alert

is the northernmost inhabited place in nunavut, canada.

As an adjective keen is

showing a quick and ardent willingness or responsiveness, enthusiastic, eager; interested, intense.

As a verb keen is

(rare) to sharpen; to make cold or keen can be to utter a keen.

As a noun keen is

a prolonged wail for a deceased person.

Fillet vs Thong - What's the difference?

fillet | thong | Related terms |

Fillet is a related term of thong.


As nouns the difference between fillet and thong

is that fillet is a headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration while thong is pine (tree of the genus pinus ).

As a verb fillet

is to slice, bone or make into fillets.

Dull vs Fiat - What's the difference?

dull | fiat | Related terms |

Dull is a related term of fiat.


As an adjective dull

is lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.

As a verb dull

is to render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.

As a phrase fiat is

(derogatory|slang|automobiles) fix it again tony, a derogatory slang phrase for fiat, a backronym.

Animated vs Peppery - What's the difference?

animated | peppery | Related terms |

Animated is a related term of peppery.


As adjectives the difference between animated and peppery

is that animated is endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating animation; lively; vigorous while peppery is having the taste of pepper.

As a verb animated

is (animate).

Tsar vs Sultana - What's the difference?

tsar | sultana | Related terms |

Tsar is a related term of sultana.


As nouns the difference between tsar and sultana

is that tsar is (historical) an emperor of russia (before 1917) and of some south slavic kingdoms while sultana is a pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.

Bad vs Immoral - What's the difference?

bad | immoral | Related terms |

Bad is a related term of immoral.


As a verb bad

is to simulate.

As an adjective immoral is

not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law.

Unsound vs Spurious - What's the difference?

unsound | spurious | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between unsound and spurious

is that unsound is not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased while spurious is false, not authentic, not genuine.

Rebound vs Bob - What's the difference?

rebound | bob | Related terms |

Rebound is a related term of bob.


As nouns the difference between rebound and bob

is that rebound is the recoil of an object bouncing off another while bob is broad bean, horse bean.

As a verb rebound

is to bound or spring back from a force or rebound can be (rebind).

Unaccustomed vs Naive - What's the difference?

unaccustomed | naive | Related terms |

Unaccustomed is a related term of naive.


As adjectives the difference between unaccustomed and naive

is that unaccustomed is not prepared by life experience to an event or thing, not accustomed while naive is .

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