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minute vs jiffy

jiffy vs minute

minute and jiffy both are nouns.

minute is an adjective but jiffy is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
minute Yes Yes No No
jiffy Yes No No No
As nouns, jiffy is a hyponym of minute; that is, jiffy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than minute:
  • minute: an indefinitely short time
  • jiffy: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
minute (noun) jiffy (noun)
distance measured by the time taken to cover it a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
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
minute (adjective) jiffy (adjective)
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
infinitely or immeasurably small
Difference between minute and jiffy

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