alteration vs sparkling

sparkling vs alteration

alteration and sparkling both are nouns.

alteration is not an adjective while sparkling is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alteration	Yes	No	No	No
sparkling	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, sparkling is a hyponym of alteration; that is, sparkling 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
sparkling: a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

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, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

alteration (noun)	sparkling (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)	a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
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 (adjective)	sparkling (adjective)
	used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
	shining with brilliant points of light like stars

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