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Clever vs Humorous - What's the difference?

clever | humorous | Synonyms |

Clever is a synonym of humorous.


As adjectives the difference between clever and humorous

is that clever is nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept while humorous is full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.

Hue vs Tincture - What's the difference?

hue | tincture | Synonyms |


As nouns the difference between hue and tincture

is that hue is form; appearance; guise while tincture is a pigment or other substance that colours or dyes.

As a proper noun Hue

is a notable port city in central Vietnam.

As a verb tincture is

to stain or impregnate (something) with colour.

Analgesic vs Opiate - What's the difference?

analgesic | opiate | Synonyms |


As nouns the difference between analgesic and opiate

is that analgesic is any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain without inducing unconsciousness while opiate is a drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.

As adjectives the difference between analgesic and opiate

is that analgesic is of or relating to analgesia; anodyne while opiate is relating to, resembling, or containing opium.

As a verb opiate is

to treat with an opiate drug.

Poetic vs Lilting - What's the difference?

poetic | lilting | Synonyms |

Poetic is a synonym of lilting.


As adjectives the difference between poetic and lilting

is that poetic is poetic (relating to poetry) while lilting is having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful.

As a noun lilting is

type of lively singing without any musical accompaniment, where the tune itself is sung.

As a verb lilting is

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Bulky vs Capacious - What's the difference?

bulky | capacious | Synonyms |


As adjectives the difference between bulky and capacious

is that bulky is being large in size, mass, or volume while capacious is having a lot of space inside; roomy.

Chill vs Antarctic - What's the difference?

chill | antarctic | Synonyms |

Chill is a synonym of antarctic.


As an abbreviation chill

is (computing) an acronym for ccitt high level language.

As an adjective antarctic is

(obsolete) southern.

As a proper noun antarctic is

one of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions.

Notion vs Conceit - What's the difference?

notion | conceit | Synonyms |

Notion is a synonym of conceit.


As nouns the difference between notion and conceit

is that notion is mental]] apprehension of whatever may be known, [[think|thought, or imagined; idea, concept while conceit is (obsolete) something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.

As a verb conceit is

(obsolete) to form an idea; to think.

Imbecile vs Inane - What's the difference?

imbecile | inane | Synonyms |


As nouns the difference between imbecile and inane

is that imbecile is a person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five to seven-year-old child while inane is that which is void or empty.

As adjectives the difference between imbecile and inane

is that imbecile is destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak while inane is lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance).

Alacrity vs Alertness - What's the difference?

alacrity | alertness | Synonyms |

Alacrity is a synonym of alertness.


As nouns the difference between alacrity and alertness

is that alacrity is eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm while alertness is the quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.

Qualified vs Suited - What's the difference?

qualified | suited | Synonyms |

Qualified is a synonym of suited.


As adjectives the difference between qualified and suited

is that qualified is meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position while suited is (poker|of two or more cards) of the same suit.

As verbs the difference between qualified and suited

is that qualified is (qualify) while suited is (suit).

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