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badinage vs raillery

raillery vs badinage

badinage and raillery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
badinage Yes No No No
raillery Yes No No No
As nouns, raillery is a hypernym of badinage; that is, raillery is a word with a broader meaning than badinage:
  • badinage: frivolous banter
  • raillery: light teasing repartee
Other hypernyms of badinage include backchat, banter, give-and-take.
badinage (noun) raillery (noun)
frivolous banter light teasing repartee
Difference between badinage and raillery

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