alteration vs twinkle

twinkle vs alteration

alteration and twinkle both are nouns.

alteration is not a verb while twinkle is a verb.

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

As nouns, twinkle is a hyponym of alteration; that is, twinkle 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
twinkle: 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, sparkling, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

alteration (noun)	twinkle (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)	merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

alteration (verb)	twinkle (verb)
	gleam or glow intermittently
	emit or reflect light in a flickering manner

Difference between alteration and twinkle

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