urbanity |
politeness |
Synonyms |
Urbanity is a synonym of politeness.
As nouns the difference between urbanity and politeness
is that
urbanity is behaviour that is polished, refined, courteous while
politeness is the quality of being polite.
contest |
shock |
Synonyms |
As nouns the difference between contest and shock
is that
contest is controversy; debate while
shock is sudden, heavy impact.
As verbs the difference between contest and shock
is that
contest is to contend while
shock is to cause to be emotionally shocked.
censorious |
fault-finding |
Synonyms |
Censorious is a synonym of fault-finding.
stoop |
cower |
Synonyms |
As verbs the difference between stoop and cower
is that
stoop is to bend the upper part of the body forward and downward while
cower is {{cx|intransitive|lang=en}} To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
As a noun stoop
is the staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.
stray |
rove |
Synonyms |
Stray is a synonym of rove.
In lang=en terms the difference between stray and rove
is that
stray is to cause to stray while
rove is to card wool or other fibres.
As nouns the difference between stray and rove
is that
stray is any domestic animal that has an enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray while
rove is a copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boatbuilding.
As verbs the difference between stray and rove
is that
stray is to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way while
rove is (obsolete|intransitive) to shoot with arrows (at) or
rove can be (
rive).
As an adjective stray
is having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep.
repay |
satisfy |
Synonyms |
Repay is a synonym of satisfy.
As verbs the difference between repay and satisfy
is that
repay is to pay back while
satisfy is to do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of.
Somewhat |
to_some_degree_ |
Synonyms |
Somewhat is a synonym of to_some_degree_.
leave |
endow |
Synonyms |
Leave is a synonym of endow.
As verbs the difference between leave and endow
is that
leave is
to have a consequence or remnant or
leave can be to give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant or
leave can be (rare) to produce leaves or foliage
[oxford english dictionary , 2nd ed] or
leave can be (obsolete) to raise; to levy while
endow is to furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution.
As a noun leave
is (cricket) the action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball or
leave can be permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
disposal |
government |
Synonyms |
As nouns the difference between disposal and government
is that
disposal is an arrangement, categorization or classification of things while
government is the body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
deferential |
polite |
Synonyms |
As adjectives the difference between deferential and polite
is that
deferential is respectful and considerate; showing deference while
polite is well-mannered, civilized.
As a verb polite is
to polish; to refine; to render polite.
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