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degree vs quickening

quickening vs degree

degree and quickening both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
degree Yes No No No
quickening Yes No No No
As nouns, quickening is a hyponym of degree; that is, quickening is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than degree:
  • degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
  • quickening: the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
Other hyponyms of degree include ladder, acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top, extent, end point, resultant, living standards, standard of life, standard of living, plane, state of the art, ultimacy, ultimateness, climax, terminality.
degree (noun) quickening (noun)
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime) the process of showing signs of life
the highest power of a term or variable the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
a measure for arcs and angles
a unit of temperature on a specified scale
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
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