Wafted vs Wanted - What's the difference?
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As verbs the difference between wafted and wanted is that wafted is ( waft) while wanted is ( want). As an adjective wanted is wished for; desired; sought.
wafted English
Verb
(head)
(waft)
waft English
Verb
( en verb)
(ergative) To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.
* A breeze came in through the open window and wafted her sensuous perfume into my eager nostrils.
* 1922 , (James Joyce), Chapter 13
- Through the open window of the church the fragrant incense was wafted and with it the fragrant names of her who was conceived without stain of original sin…
* 1914 , Hugh G. Evelyn-White’s translation of Hymn to Aphrodite from the .[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0138%3Ahymn%3D6]
- There the moist breath of the western wind wafted her over the waves of the loud-moaning sea in soft foam, and there the gold-filleted Hours welcomed her joyously.
To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
* Dryden
- And now the shouts waft near the citadel.
To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
* Shakespeare
- But soft: who wafts us yonder?
Noun
( en noun)
A light breeze.
Something (a scent or odor), such as a perfume, that is carried through the air.
* 1908 ,
- Meanwhile, the wafts from his old home pleaded, whispered, conjured, and finally claimed him imperiously.
* 2010 September, "The SLM'' Calendar", , ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 170:
- Patrol Magazine says of this Oxford, Miss., band: "Guitars are responsible for every noise in Colour Revolt's mix—not a single note of piano, waft of synthesizer, or evidence of electronic tampering are to be found."
(nautical) A flag, (also called a waif or wheft), used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal.
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wanted English
Adjective
( en adjective)
wished for; desired; sought
(legal) subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight.
Antonyms
* unwanted
Derived terms
* bid wanted
* most wanted
* offer wanted
* wanted cargo
* wanted notice
* wanted poster
Verb
(head)
(want)
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