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serenade vs shivaree

shivaree vs serenade

serenade and shivaree both are nouns.

serenade is a verb but shivaree is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
serenade Yes No Yes No
shivaree Yes No No No
As nouns, shivaree is a hyponym of serenade; that is, shivaree is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than serenade:
  • serenade: a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
  • shivaree: a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
Other hyponyms of serenade include belling, callathump, callithump, charivari, chivaree.
serenade (noun) shivaree (noun)
a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
serenade (verb) shivaree (verb)
sing and play for somebody
Difference between serenade and shivaree

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