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alteration vs shimmer

shimmer vs alteration

alteration and shimmer both are nouns.

alteration is not a verb while shimmer is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alteration Yes No No No
shimmer Yes No Yes No
As nouns, shimmer is a hyponym of alteration; that is, shimmer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alteration:
  • alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  • shimmer: a weak and tremulous light
Other hyponyms of alteration include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.
alteration (noun) shimmer (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) a weak and tremulous light
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
alteration (verb) shimmer (verb)
give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
shine with a weak or fitful light
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