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Frolic vs Buffoonery - What's the difference?

frolic | buffoonery | Synonyms |

Frolic is a synonym of buffoonery.


As nouns the difference between frolic and buffoonery

is that frolic is gaiety; merriment while buffoonery is foolishness, silliness; the behaviour expected of a buffoon.

As an adjective frolic

is merry, joyous; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.

As a verb frolic

is to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.

Augury vs Prognostication - What's the difference?

augury | prognostication | Synonyms |

Augury is a synonym of prognostication.


As nouns the difference between augury and prognostication

is that augury is a divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals while prognostication is a statement about or prior knowledge of the future.

Permission vs Dispensation - What's the difference?

permission | dispensation | Synonyms |


As nouns the difference between permission and dispensation

is that permission is authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority while dispensation is the act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man, or more generically, of the acts and modes of his administration.

Cold vs Flat - What's the difference?

cold | flat | Synonyms |

Cold is a synonym of flat.


As adjectives the difference between cold and flat

is that cold is (label) having a low temperature while flat is having no variations in height.

As nouns the difference between cold and flat

is that cold is a condition of low temperature while flat is an area of level ground or flat can be (archaic|new england|now chiefly british) an apartment.

As adverbs the difference between cold and flat

is that cold is while at low temperature while flat is so as to be flat.

As a verb flat is

(poker slang) to make a flat call; to call without.

Deferential vs Courteous - What's the difference?

deferential | courteous | Synonyms |


As adjectives the difference between deferential and courteous

is that deferential is respectful and considerate; showing deference while courteous is showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.

Base vs Support - What's the difference?

base | support | Synonyms |

Base is a synonym of support.


As an acronym base

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As a noun support is

something which supports often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.

As a verb support is

(senseid)to keep from falling.

Fixture vs Appendage - What's the difference?

fixture | appendage | Synonyms |

Fixture is a synonym of appendage.


As nouns the difference between fixture and appendage

is that fixture is (legal) something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it while appendage is an external body part that projects from the body.

As a verb fixture

is to furnish with, as, or in a fixture.

Inclement vs Foul - What's the difference?

inclement | foul | Synonyms |

Inclement is a synonym of foul.


As an adjective inclement

is inclement.

As a noun foul is

foul (a breach of the rules of a game).

Offend vs Pique - What's the difference?

offend | pique | Synonyms |


In transitive terms the difference between offend and pique

is that offend is   To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement while pique is to excite (someone) to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to stimulate (a feeling, emotion); to offend by slighting.

As a noun pique is

a feeling of enmity between two entities; ill-feeling, animosity; a transient feeling of wounded pride.

Cocky vs Parrot - What's the difference?

cocky | parrot | Synonyms |


As nouns the difference between cocky and parrot

is that cocky is abbreviation of cockatoo; used when pretending to talk to such a bird, as in "hello cocky" while parrot is a kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.

As an adjective cocky

is overly confident, arrogant and boastful.

As a verb parrot is

to repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.

As a proper noun Parrot is

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