different between advancement vs schmoozy

English

Alternative forms

• advancemente (obsolete)
• advauncement (obsolete)
• advauncemente (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English avancement, Old French avancement. See advance.

Morphologically advance +? -ment

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æd?væns.m?nt/, /?d?væns.m?nt/

Noun

advancement (countable and uncountable, plural advancements)

1. The act of advancing, ; promotion to a higher place or dignity

   Synonyms: progression, improvement, furtherance
2. The state of being advanced
3. An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
4. (law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.

Translations

References

• advancement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French avancement, with the d added back to reflect the Latin.

Noun

advancement m (plural advancemens)

1. advance (forward movement)

Descendants

• French: avancement

English

Etymology

schmooze +? -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u?zi

Adjective

schmoozy (comparative schmoozier, superlative schmooziest)

1. Tending to schmooze; sucking up for the sake of social advancement.