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Happiness vs Laughter - What's the difference?

happiness | laughter |


In archaic terms the difference between happiness and laughter

is that happiness is good luck; good fortune; prosperity while laughter is a reason for merriment.

As nouns the difference between happiness and laughter

is that happiness is the emotion of being happy; joy while laughter is the sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.

Standardize vs Classification - What's the difference?

standardize | classification |


As a verb standardize

is .

As a noun classification is

the act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc, according to some common relations or attributes.

Walkway vs Passway - What's the difference?

walkway | passway |


As nouns the difference between walkway and passway

is that walkway is a clearly defined path for pedestrians while passway is a way by which one can pass; a road; a route.

Spite vs Rage - What's the difference?

spite | rage |


In obsolete terms the difference between spite and rage

is that spite is vexation; chagrin; mortification while rage is to enrage.

As nouns the difference between spite and rage

is that spite is ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; a desire to vex or injure; petty malice; grudge; rancor while rage is violent uncontrolled anger.

As verbs the difference between spite and rage

is that spite is to treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart while rage is to act or speak in heightened anger.

As a preposition spite

is notwithstanding; despite.

Conspicuous vs Egregious - What's the difference?

conspicuous | egregious |


As adjectives the difference between conspicuous and egregious

is that conspicuous is obvious or easy to notice while egregious is exceptional, conspicuous, outstanding, most usually in a negative fashion.

Mortuary vs Morge - What's the difference?

mortuary | morge |

Morge is likely misspelled.


Morge has no English definition.

As an adjective mortuary

is of, or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.

As a noun mortuary

is a place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation.

Torpid vs Indolent - What's the difference?

torpid | indolent |


As adjectives the difference between torpid and indolent

is that torpid is unmoving, dormant or hibernating while indolent is habitually]] lazy, [[procrastinate|procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor/labour.

Syngenic vs Congenic - What's the difference?

syngenic | congenic |


As adjectives the difference between syngenic and congenic

is that syngenic is syngeneic while congenic is (of different strains of an organism) That are genetically identical except for a variation in a limited genetic region or locus.

Dump vs Topple - What's the difference?

dump | topple |


As verbs the difference between dump and topple

is that dump is to release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner while topple is to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something.

As a noun dump

is a place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.

Veriety vs Diversity - What's the difference?

veriety | diversity |


As a noun diversity is

the quality of being diverse or different; difference or unlikeness.

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