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Indolence vs Laziness - Is there any difference in usage?
They appear to have practically identical definitions. Is there any reason to use "indolence" over its more common counterpart or is "indolence" obsolete?
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Is there a noun for an estranged adult child? [closed]
I'm looking for a noun that means "estranged adult child".
I want to be able to say "I'm a [estranged adult child]"
Is there a word for "estranged adult child"?
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Which is the more idiomatic: equivalence/equivalencies or equivalency/equivalences?
Most articles show the plural form of equivalence as equivalences. The wikipedia on logical equivalence uses this form.
However, I feel like I have seen equivalencies used in contexts like mathematics ...
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A word opposite of friend? Not "enemy"
I don't speak English natively, but I wanted to know if there is a word that can describe someone you dislike/hate without it sounding so harsh like the word enemy or rival.
Not an insult, either.
For ...
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Are "adaptiveness" and "adaptability" interchangeable?
Here are the definitions for the words according to Cambridge dictionary:
Adaptiveness - the quality of being able to change to suit different condition
Flexibility and adaptiveness are important ...
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What's the synonym of "Module"? [closed]
I want to know the synonym of the word "module" in the context of university.
What is another way to call a module of a university course? can I call it a subject ?
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On a scale from Optimist to Pessimist, what would be exactly in the middle?
I am exploring the theoretical character differences between an optimist, pessimist and an idealist. Originally I had thought that an idealist would really sit in the middle of the other two, but now ...
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What word is used for young horsemen? [closed]
What word do you use for young horsemen? Like teens or children who are skilled in riding, caring for, or managing horses.
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Is there a noun that is like "law" except that it cannot, under any circumstances ever, be broken?
Like the title says, I'm just wondering if there is a noun whose meaning is similar to that of a law, except that it necessarily can never be broken, undermined, or in any way skirted.
The closest I'...
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What is the difference between forgery and counterfeit
I'm translating a text, and came across the following definition:
security printer: producer of printed documents or products of value or entitlement, ID documents or security foils (3.25) which are ...
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Uniquely identifiable item vs. nonunique identifiable item
Edit: The question itself is not about naming variables, but about finding two words that properly differentiate between two meanings.
I am in the process of building a system that stores entities in ...
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What are the differences between Vitriol, Vituperation, and Invective?
I am having a really hard time seeing the nuanced differences between these three synonyms, especially vituperation and vitriol. I saw from my research that invective is used in more formal context ...
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Friends' friends [duplicate]
If I'm friends with Alice, and Alice is friends with Bob, is there a specific term for my relationship with Bob, or is it just "a friend of a friend"?
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Most common synonym of liturgy?
I'm not a native speaker. So when you go to the church, what it's the most common word to describe the liturgy?
Complete the phrase:
I'm going to the _______ (the event of prayer that takes place ...
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What is the best name for a person who vouches for you?
For an invite-only website I'm hosting, I'm currently looking for a good word for the person who vouches for the new user. The inviting user is really taking some responsibility for the new user, i.e. ...
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