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jiffy vs minute

minute vs jiffy

jiffy and minute both are nouns.

jiffy is not an adjective while minute is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
jiffy Yes No No No
minute Yes Yes No No
As nouns, minute is a hypernym of jiffy; that is, minute is a word with a broader meaning than jiffy:
  • jiffy: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
  • minute: an indefinitely short time
Other hypernyms of jiffy include bit, mo, moment, second.
jiffy (noun) minute (noun)
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) distance measured by the time taken to cover it
a short note
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
an indefinitely short time
a particular point in time
jiffy (adjective) minute (adjective)
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
infinitely or immeasurably small
Difference between jiffy and minute

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