smorgasbord vs potpourri

potpourri vs smorgasbord

smorgasbord and potpourri both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smorgasbord	Yes	No	No	No
potpourri	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, smorgasbord and potpourri are synonyms defined as:

smorgasbord and potpourri: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Other synonyms of smorgasbord include assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, salmagundi, variety.

smorgasbord (noun)	potpourri (noun)
an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal	a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things	a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
	a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Difference between smorgasbord and potpourri

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