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Sham vs Artificiality - What's the difference?

sham | artificiality |


As nouns the difference between sham and artificiality

is that sham is a fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine while artificiality is the quality of being artificial or produced unnaturally.

As an adjective sham

is intended to deceive; false.

As a verb sham

is to deceive, cheat, lie.

Attack vs Nasty - What's the difference?

attack | nasty |


As nouns the difference between attack and nasty

is that attack is an attempt to cause damage or injury to, or to somehow detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault while nasty is (lb) something nasty.

As a verb attack

is to apply violent force to someone or something.

As an adjective nasty is

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Crevasse vs HELL - What's the difference?

Crevasse | HELL |


As nouns the difference between Crevasse and HELL

is that Crevasse is a crack or fissure in a glacier or snow field; a chasm while hell is a place or situation of great suffering in life.

As a verb crevasse

is to form crevasses.

As a proper noun hell is

in various religions, the place where some or all spirits are believed to go after death.

As an interjection hell is

Used to express discontent, unhappiness, or anger.

Cheering vs Homage - What's the difference?

cheering | homage |


As verbs the difference between cheering and homage

is that cheering is while homage is (obsolete) to pay reverence to by external action.

As nouns the difference between cheering and homage

is that cheering is a cheer while homage is (historical) in feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.

Equal vs Corresponding - What's the difference?

equal | corresponding |


As adjectives the difference between equal and corresponding

is that equal is the same in all respects while corresponding is that have a similar relationship.

As verbs the difference between equal and corresponding

is that equal is to be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to while corresponding is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between equal and corresponding

is that equal is a person or thing of equal status to others while corresponding is action of the verb to correspond

Improper vs Harmful - What's the difference?

improper | harmful |


As adjectives the difference between improper and harmful

is that improper is unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt while harmful is of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious.

As a verb improper

is (obsolete|transitive) to appropriate; to limit.

Eminent vs Cultivated - What's the difference?

eminent | cultivated |


As adjectives the difference between eminent and cultivated

is that eminent is eminent; distinguished; noteworthy while cultivated is (of a person) cultured, refined, educated.

As a verb cultivated is

(cultivate).

Unsociable vs Haughty - What's the difference?

unsociable | haughty |


As adjectives the difference between unsociable and haughty

is that unsociable is not needing the company of others while haughty is conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

Spiritless vs Ignoble - What's the difference?

spiritless | ignoble |


As adjectives the difference between spiritless and ignoble

is that spiritless is lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion enervated while ignoble is not noble; plebeian; common.

Absent vs Unaware - What's the difference?

absent | unaware |


As adjectives the difference between absent and unaware

is that absent is (not comparable) being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing while unaware is not aware or informed; lacking knowledge.

As a noun absent

is (obsolete) absentee; a person who is away on occasion .

As a preposition absent

is (legal) in the absence of; without .

As a verb absent

is (transitive|now|reflexive) keep away; stay away; go away .

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