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Logicalness/logicity/logicality
The nouns logicalness, logicity and logicality are all related to the noun logic.
Is there a grammatical term that describes these "-ness", "-ity" ... words?
Are these actual ...
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Is it correct to say that "sympathy" is a special case of "empathy"? [duplicate]
empathy = to understand someone else's feeling
sympathy = to share someone's sorry/sad feeling
In case of "empathy", one can understand someone's happy & sad feelings, while in "...
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What do we call to someone who believes that God does not exists? [closed]
We know there are differences between,
One who disbelieves/denies that God does exist
One who believes/accepts that God does not exist
Now Dictionary.com defines the term atheist as
atheist [ey-...
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Domesticate vs Domesticize
Is there a difference?
With animals, for instance: I feel like one refers to the taming of an individual. While the other refers to the adaptation of an entire (sub)species for integration with ...
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Which word would be best when talking about collecting seafood in the ocean? [closed]
I usually use the word "collect" to say taking seafood from the water.
Could I use the word "harvest" to say that?
E.g.
"Harvesting seafood under the water is difficult."
Are there any other, ...
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Words that change meaning when a letter is added/removed/changed
Want to know if there is a collective word to describe these kind of words that change their meanings in an opposite way (rather than irrelevantly) when a single letter is added/removed/changed so ...
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Two kinds of "borrow"
In Hebrew there is a difference, although often overlooked in spoken Hebrew, between the word "to borrow" for something that is intended to be returned "as is" such as a tool or a vehicle, and the ...
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"Innocent" vs. "immature"
I'm trying to decide how to describe someone. He is not very wise, but that is also due to his ignorance. Should I use "innocence" or "immature" and can someone please explain the difference between ...
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