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chit-chat vs chat

chat vs chit-chat

chit-chat and chat both are nouns.

chit-chat and chat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chit-chat Yes No Yes No
chat Yes No Yes No
As nouns, chat is a hypernym of chit-chat; that is, chat is a word with a broader meaning than chit-chat:
  • chit-chat: light informal conversation for social occasions
  • chat: an informal conversation
Other hypernyms of chit-chat include confab, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze.
As verbs, chit-chat and chat are synonyms defined as:
  • chit-chat and chat: talk socially without exchanging too much information
chit-chat (noun) chat (noun)
light informal conversation for social occasions songbirds having a chattering call
birds having a chattering call
an informal conversation
chit-chat (verb) chat (verb)
talk socially without exchanging too much information talk socially without exchanging too much information
Difference between chit-chat and chat

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