What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Omit vs Ellipsis - What's the difference?

omit | ellipsis |

As a verb omit

is .

As a noun ellipsis is

(typography) a mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces in between, before, and after them “    ”, nowadays a single character “” ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.

omit

English

Verb

(omitt)
  • To leave out or exclude.
  • To fail to perform.
  • (rare) To neglect or take no notice of.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    ellipsis

    Noun

    (ellipses) {{examples-right, sense=grammar, examples= * He is faster than she. (Here, a trailing “is fast” is omitted, grammatically required, and implied.) * She went home, so I did, too.'' (''Did stands for “went home”.) }}
  • (typography) A mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, nowadays a single character “” Ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.
  • * 2006 , Danielle Corsetto, '' Girls with Slingshots: 114
  • CARD: Hey Baby. Thanks for the … last night. Love you!
    HAZEL: Wow. I’ve never despised an ellipsis so much in my life.
  • (grammar, rhetoric) The omission of a grammatically required word or phrase that can be inferred.
  • (film) The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
  • * 2002 , David Blanke, '' The 1910s: 219
  • It was now possible for writers and directors to cut scenes that did not further the plot; called "ellipses " by filmmakers.

    Synonyms

    * (typography indicating omission) dot dot dot