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Propagation vs Dispersion - What's the difference?

propagation | dispersion | Synonyms |


As nouns the difference between propagation and dispersion

is that propagation is the multiplication or natural increase in a population while dispersion is the state of being dispersed; dispersedness.

Penurious vs Avaricious - What's the difference?

penurious | avaricious | Synonyms |

Penurious is a synonym of avaricious.


As adjectives the difference between penurious and avaricious

is that penurious is miserly; excessively cheap while avaricious is actuated]] by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of [[accumulate|accumulating property.

Parent vs Precursor - What's the difference?

parent | precursor | Synonyms |

Parent is a synonym of precursor.


As nouns the difference between parent and precursor

is that parent is one of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father while precursor is that which precurses, a forerunner, a predecessor, an indicator of approaching events.

As a verb parent

is to act as parent, to raise or rear.

Prediction vs Vaticination - What's the difference?

prediction | vaticination | Synonyms |


As nouns the difference between prediction and vaticination

is that prediction is a statement of what will happen in the future while vaticination is prediction, prophecy.

Joyous vs Charming - What's the difference?

joyous | charming | Synonyms |

Joyous is a synonym of charming.


As adjectives the difference between joyous and charming

is that joyous is full of joy; happy while charming is pleasant, charismatic.

As a verb charming is

.

As a noun charming is

the casting of a magical charm.

Illusion vs Illusion - What's the difference?

illusion | illusion | Synonyms |

Illusion is a synonym of illusion.


As nouns the difference between illusion and illusion

is that illusion is while illusion is .

Problematical vs Paradoxical - What's the difference?

problematical | paradoxical | Synonyms |

Problematical is a synonym of paradoxical.


As adjectives the difference between problematical and paradoxical

is that problematical is doubtful or disputed while paradoxical is having self-contradictory properties.

Obdurate vs Impenitent - What's the difference?

obdurate | impenitent | Synonyms |


As adjectives the difference between obdurate and impenitent

is that obdurate is stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent while impenitent is not penitent; not repenting of sin; not contrite; of a hard heart.

As a noun impenitent is

one who is not penitent.

Move vs Hump - What's the difference?

move | hump | Synonyms |


In transitive terms the difference between move and hump

is that move is to propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn while hump is to bend something into a hump.

As verbs the difference between move and hump

is that move is to change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another while hump is to bend something into a hump.

As nouns the difference between move and hump

is that move is the act of moving; a movement while hump is a mound of earth.

As a proper noun Hump is

the Himalayas, as the challenge for the supply route between India and China.

Inadvertence vs Heedlessness - What's the difference?

inadvertence | heedlessness | Synonyms |


As nouns the difference between inadvertence and heedlessness

is that inadvertence is the state or quality of being inadvertent; inadvertency; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence while heedlessness is the state or character of being heedless; inattention; carelessness; thoughtlessness.

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