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jazz vs swing

swing vs jazz

jazz and swing both are nouns.

jazz and swing both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
jazz Yes No Yes No
swing Yes No Yes No
As nouns, swing is a hyponym of jazz; that is, swing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jazz:
  • jazz: a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
  • swing: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
Other hyponyms of jazz include scat, scat singing, bebop, bop, boogie-woogie, boogie, cool jazz, funk, hot jazz, modern jazz, neo jazz, new jazz, trad, jive, swing music, jazz-rock, jazz fusion, sweet jazz.
jazz (noun) swing (noun)
a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles changing location by moving back and forth
a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
a sweeping blow or stroke
mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
a jaunty rhythm in music
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
jazz (verb) swing (verb)
have sexual intercourse with alternate dramatically between high and low values
play something in the style of jazz hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
make a big sweeping gesture or movement
engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
change direction with a swinging motion; turn
be a social swinger; socialize a lot
influence decisively
hang loosely
live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
have a certain musical rhythm
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