The difference between Converse and Discourse

When used as nouns, converse means familiar discourse, whereas discourse means verbal exchange, conversation.

When used as verbs, converse means to talk, whereas discourse means to engage in discussion or conversation.

Converse is also adjective with the meaning: opposite.

check bellow for the other definitions of Converse and Discourse

  1. Converse as a verb (formal, intransitive):

    to talk; to engage in conversation

  2. Converse as a verb:

    to keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune; followed by with

  3. Converse as a verb (obsolete):

    to have knowledge of (a thing), from long intercourse or study

  1. Converse as a noun (now, _, literary):

    familiar discourse; free interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat.

  1. Converse as an adjective:

    opposite; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal

    Examples:

    "a converse proposition"

  1. Converse as a noun:

    the opposite or reverse

  2. Converse as a noun (logic):

    of a proposition or theorem of the form: given that "If A is true, then B is true", then "If B is true, then A is true." equivalently: given that "All Xs are Ys", then "All Ys are Xs".

    Examples:

    "All trees are plants, but the converse, that all plants are trees, is not true."

  3. Converse as a noun (semantics):

    one of a pair of terms that name or describe a relationship from opposite perspectives; ;

  1. Discourse as a noun (uncountable, archaic):

    Verbal exchange, conversation.

  2. Discourse as a noun (uncountable):

    Expression in words, either speech or writing.

  3. Discourse as a noun (countable):

    A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.

    Examples:

    "The preacher gave us a long discourse on duty."

  4. Discourse as a noun (countable):

    Any rational expression, reason.

  5. Discourse as a noun (social sciences, countable):

    An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).

  6. Discourse as a noun (obsolete):

    Dealing; transaction.

  1. Discourse as a verb (intransitive):

    To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.

  2. Discourse as a verb (intransitive):

    To write or speak formally and at length.

  3. Discourse as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To debate.

  4. Discourse as a verb:

    To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dryden"

  5. Discourse as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To produce or emit (musical sounds).

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