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Whilst vs Whist - What's the difference?

whilst | whist |

As a conjunction whilst

is while, at the same time.

As a noun whist is

any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.

As an adjective whist is

silent.

As a verb whist is

to hush or silence; to still.

As an interjection whist is

an alternative spelling of lang=en Silence! Quiet! Hush! Shhh.

whilst

English

Alternative forms

* whilest (obsolete) * whylst (obsolete) * whylest (obsolete)

Conjunction

(English Conjunctions)
  • (British, rare or literary in North America) While, at the same time.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=17 citation , passage=The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue. […].}}

    Usage notes

    * Mostly restrained to use in . * Rare in North America and may be considered archaic, pedantic or pompous.

    Related terms

    * while

    References

    * (while) * *

    whist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
  • Sessions of playing the card game.

    • Derived terms

    * German whist * solo whist

    See also

    * (wikipedia "whist")

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • silent

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hush or silence; to still.
    • (Spenser)
  • To become silent.
    • (Surrey)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Silence! Quiet! Hush! Shhh!
  • :* {{quote-book
    • , year=1860 , year_published=2008 , edition=HTML , editor= , author=anonymous , title=Heroes and Hunters of the West , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage=… for scarcely had they descended one hundred feet, when a low “whist ” from the girl, warned them of present danger. }}

    Anagrams

    * * English terms with homophones ----