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.

Onery vs Res - What's the difference?

onery | res |

As an adjective onery

is (us|particularly|southern us).

As a symbol res is

(label) (l).

onery

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (US, particularly, Southern US)

    • Usage notes

    The absence of the initial "r" in ornery is said to be chiefly in Southern US pronunciation. Usage of onery might therefore be supposed to correspond to Southern US usage of ornery.

    res

    Translingual

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Symbol

    (head)
  • (label) (l)