modification vs sparkling

sparkling vs modification

modification and sparkling both are nouns.

modification is not an adjective while sparkling is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
modification	Yes	No	No	No
sparkling	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, sparkling is a hyponym of modification; that is, sparkling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than modification:

modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
sparkling: a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	sparkling (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

modification (adjective)	sparkling (adjective)
	used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
	shining with brilliant points of light like stars

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