Paraphernalia vs Implement - What's the difference?
paraphernalia | implement |
(pluralonly) Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity; stuff.
(archaic) Things a woman owns, apart from her dowry.
A tool or instrument for working with.
* 1900 , Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams'', ''Avon Books , (translated by James Strachey) pg. 234:
to bring about; to put into practice
to carry out; to do
As nouns the difference between paraphernalia and implement
is that paraphernalia is (pluralonly) miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity; stuff while implement is a tool or instrument for working with.As a verb implement is
to bring about; to put into practice.paraphernalia
English
(wikipedia paraphernalia)Noun
(-)- He has an impressive collection of bicycling paraphernalia , but he doesn't ride very often anymore.
implement
English
(wikipedia implement)Etymology 1
From .Noun
(en noun)- They carried an assortment of gardening implements in the truck.
- A man dreamt as follows: He saw two boys struggling—barrel-maker’s boys, to judge by the implements lying around.
Synonyms
* See alsoEtymology 2
From Scottish English or (etyl)Verb
(en verb)- It’s a good thought, but it will be a difficult thing to implement .