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Contraction vs Condensation - What's the difference?

contraction | condensation |


As nouns the difference between contraction and condensation

is that contraction is a reversible reduction in size while condensation is the act or process of condensing or of being condensed; the state of being condensed.

Contraction vs Lessening - What's the difference?

contraction | lessening |


As nouns the difference between contraction and lessening

is that contraction is a reversible reduction in size while lessening is a growing lesser; reduction or decrease.

As a verb lessening is

.

Capability vs Facility - What's the difference?

capability | facility |


As nouns the difference between capability and facility

is that capability is the power or ability to generate an outcome while facility is the fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity.

Sudden vs Precipitate - What's the difference?

sudden | precipitate |


As adjectives the difference between sudden and precipitate

is that sudden is happening quickly and with little or no warning while precipitate is headlong; falling steeply or vertically.

As nouns the difference between sudden and precipitate

is that sudden is (obsolete) an unexpected occurrence; a surprise while precipitate is a product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.

As an adverb sudden

is (poetic) suddenly.

As a verb precipitate is

to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten.

Detached vs Offish - What's the difference?

detached | offish |


As adjectives the difference between detached and offish

is that detached is of a house: not joined to another house on either side while offish is aloof.

As a verb detached

is (detach).

Husbandry vs Tillage - What's the difference?

husbandry | tillage |


As nouns the difference between husbandry and tillage

is that husbandry is the raising of livestock and the cultivation of crops; agriculture while tillage is the cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.

Vituperative vs Disparaging - What's the difference?

vituperative | disparaging |


As adjectives the difference between vituperative and disparaging

is that vituperative is marked by harsh, spoken, or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing while disparaging is insulting, ridiculing.

As a verb disparaging is

.

As a noun disparaging is

disparagement.

Idiocy vs Drivel - What's the difference?

idiocy | drivel |


As nouns the difference between idiocy and drivel

is that idiocy is (psychology) the state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average; mental retardation while drivel is senseless talk; nonsense.

As a verb drivel is

to have saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.

Contemptible vs Horrid - What's the difference?

contemptible | horrid |


As adjectives the difference between contemptible and horrid

is that contemptible is deserving contempt while horrid is (archaic) bristling, rough, rugged.

Feelings vs Rancour - What's the difference?

feelings | rancour |


As nouns the difference between feelings and rancour

is that feelings is while rancour is .

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