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moment vs instant

instant vs moment

moment and instant both are nouns.

moment is not an adjective while instant is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
moment Yes No No No
instant Yes Yes No No
As nouns, moment and instant are synonyms defined as:
  • moment and instant: a particular point in time
Other synonyms of moment include minute, second.
As nouns, instant is a hyponym of moment; that is, instant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than moment:
  • moment: an indefinitely short time
  • instant: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Other hyponyms of moment include blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink.
moment (noun) instant (noun)
having important effects or influence a particular point in time
the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
a particular point in time
an indefinitely short time
at this time
moment (adjective) instant (adjective)
occurring with no delay
demanding attention
in or of the present month
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