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Tributary vs Streamlet - What's the difference?

tributary | streamlet |

As nouns the difference between tributary and streamlet

is that tributary is (senseid) a natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water while streamlet is a small stream.

As an adjective tributary

is related to the paying of tribute.

tributary

English

(wikipedia tributary)

Noun

(tributaries)
  • (senseid) A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
  • A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.

    • Quotations

    ; nation paying tribute * 1602 : , act V scene 2 *: As England was his faithful tributary .

    Synonyms

    *(stream which flows into a larger one) affluent

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Related to the paying of tribute.
  • subordinate; inferior
  • * Milton
    • to grace his tributary gods
  • Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.
    • The Ohio has many tributary''' streams, and is itself '''tributary to the Mississippi.

    Related terms

    * tribute

    streamlet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small stream.
  • *1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, p. 19:
  • *:I wanted to jog in leisurely fashion through the green fields and chestnut avenues, over the rushing bubbling streamlets , to join Sylvie.