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Facetious vs Comic - What's the difference?

facetious | comic | Synonyms |


As adjectives the difference between facetious and comic

is that facetious is treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant while comic is funny; amusing; comical.

As a noun comic is

a comedian.

Hurt vs Aggrieved - What's the difference?

hurt | aggrieved | Synonyms |

Hurt is a synonym of aggrieved.


As verbs the difference between hurt and aggrieved

is that hurt is to be painful while aggrieved is (aggrieve).

As adjectives the difference between hurt and aggrieved

is that hurt is wounded, physically injured while aggrieved is angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.

As a noun hurt

is an emotional or psychological hurt (humiliation or bad experience).

Muffle vs Envelop - What's the difference?

muffle | envelop | Synonyms |

Muffle is a synonym of envelop.


In lang=en terms the difference between muffle and envelop

is that muffle is to mute or deaden (a sound etc) while envelop is to surround or enclose.

As verbs the difference between muffle and envelop

is that muffle is to wrap (a person, face etc) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up while envelop is to surround or enclose.

As a noun muffle

is anything that mutes or deadens sound.

Colour vs Implication - What's the difference?

colour | implication | Synonyms |


In uncountable terms the difference between colour and implication

is that colour is human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity while implication is the state of being implicated.

In countable terms the difference between colour and implication

is that colour is a particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class while implication is an implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words.

As an adjective colour

is conveying colour, as opposed to shades of grey.

As a verb colour

is to give something colour.

Public vs Nationwide - What's the difference?

public | nationwide | Synonyms |

Public is a synonym of nationwide.


As adjectives the difference between public and nationwide

is that public is public while nationwide is extending throughout a nation.

As an adverb nationwide is

throughout a nation.

Dispassionate vs Detached - What's the difference?

dispassionate | detached | Synonyms |

Dispassionate is a synonym of detached.


As adjectives the difference between dispassionate and detached

is that dispassionate is not showing, and not affected by emotion, bias, or prejudice while detached is of a house: not joined to another house on either side.

As a verb detached is

(detach).

Esoteric vs Confidential - What's the difference?

esoteric | confidential | Synonyms |


As adjectives the difference between esoteric and confidential

is that esoteric is intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle while confidential is (meant to be) kept secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly.

Gale vs Tumult - What's the difference?

gale | tumult | Synonyms |

Gale is a synonym of tumult.


As nouns the difference between gale and tumult

is that gale is (label) (ship propelled primarily by oars) while tumult is tumult, ruckus, row.

Piece vs Drama - What's the difference?

piece | drama | Synonyms |

Piece is a synonym of drama.


As nouns the difference between piece and drama

is that piece is room (in a house, etc) while drama is drama.

Grim vs Grisly - What's the difference?

grim | grisly | Synonyms |

Grim is a synonym of grisly.


As a proper noun grim

is , probably derived from old english grimm' or old norse '''grimr''' or ' grimmr .

As an adjective grisly is

horrifyingly repellent; terrifying, gruesome.

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