extinction |
repudiation |
As nouns the difference between extinction and repudiation
is that
extinction is the action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation while
repudiation is repudiation, refusal, refusing.
astuteness |
cleverness |
As nouns the difference between astuteness and cleverness
is that
astuteness is the quality of being astute while
cleverness is the property of being clever.
malformation |
unconformity |
As nouns the difference between malformation and unconformity
is that
malformation is an abnormal formation while
unconformity is (nonstandard) a lack of conformity.
scuffle |
shindy |
In slang|lang=en terms the difference between scuffle and shindy
is that
scuffle is (slang) to make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially while
shindy is (slang) an uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot.
As nouns the difference between scuffle and shindy
is that
scuffle is a rough disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters while
shindy is a shindig.
As a verb scuffle
is to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
husbandry |
agronomics |
As nouns the difference between husbandry and agronomics
is that
husbandry is the raising of livestock and the cultivation of crops; agriculture while
agronomics is the science of soil management and the production of field crops.
true |
confirmed |
As adjectives the difference between true and confirmed
is that
true is (
label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic while
confirmed is having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual.
As a verb confirmed is
(
confirm).
haughty |
formal |
As an adjective haughty
is conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
As a noun formal is
an objective.
absurdity |
nonsense |
As nouns the difference between absurdity and nonsense
is that
absurdity is dissonance while
nonsense is letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or seem to have no meaning.
As a verb nonsense is
to make nonsense of.
As an adjective nonsense is
resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon (not coding for an amino-acid).
aberration |
oddity |
As nouns the difference between aberration and oddity
is that
aberration is the act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state while
oddity is an odd or strange thing or opinion.
studious |
pedantic |
As adjectives the difference between studious and pedantic
is that
studious is given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative while
pedantic is like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
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