Winged vs Hinged - What's the difference?
winged | hinged |
Having wings.
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Swift.
(in combination) having wings of a specified kind
(in combination) having the specified number of wings
(wing)
Affixed by a hinge, as a door.
(slang) Extremely high on drugs.
(of a postage stamp) Affixed with a stamp hinge
(hinge)
As adjectives the difference between winged and hinged
is that winged is (poetic) while hinged is affixed by a hinge, as a door.As a verb hinged is
(hinge).winged
English
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
*Adjective
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- weak-winged
- The six-winged Seraphim are the angels closest to God.