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Remark vs Proposition - What's the difference?

remark | proposition |

In lang=en terms the difference between remark and proposition

is that remark is to mark again (a piece of work) while proposition is to propose some illicit behaviour to (someone) often sexual in nature.

As nouns the difference between remark and proposition

is that remark is act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation or remark can be a mark that replaces another mark while proposition is (uncountable) the act of offering (an idea) for consideration.

As verbs the difference between remark and proposition

is that remark is to make a remark or remarks; to comment or remark can be to mark again (a piece of work) while proposition is to propose a plan to (someone).

remark

English

(Webster 1913)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) remarquer, from ; see mark.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation.
  • The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark.
  • * , chapter=3
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.”  He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.}}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
  • To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to point out.
  • * Ford
  • Thou art a man remarked to taste a mischief.
  • * Milton
  • His manacles remark him; there he sits.
  • To take notice of, or to observe, mentally.
  • *
  • To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause
  • He remarked that it was time to go.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mark that replaces another mark.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To mark again (a piece of work).
  • proposition

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
  • (countable) An idea or a plan offered.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.}}
  • (countable, business settings) The terms of a transaction offered.
  • (countable, US, politics) In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
  • (countable, logic) The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion.
  • (countable, mathematics) An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
  • (countable, mathematics) An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
  • A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed.
  • the propositions of Wyclif and Huss
  • * Jeremy Taylor
  • Some persons change their propositions according as their temporal necessities or advantages do turn.
  • (poetry) The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
  • Synonyms

    * (act of offering an idea for consideration) proposal, suggestion * (idea or plan offered) proposal, suggestion * (terms offered) proposal * (content of an assertion) statement * (proposed statute or constitutional amendment)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To propose a plan to (someone).
  • To propose some illicit behaviour to (someone). Often sexual in nature.
  • Derived terms

    * propositional ----