accretion vs inheritance

inheritance vs accretion

accretion and inheritance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accretion	Yes	No	No	No
inheritance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, inheritance is a hypernym of accretion; that is, inheritance is a word with a broader meaning than accretion:

accretion: (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
inheritance: that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

Other hypernyms of accretion include heritage.

accretion (noun)	inheritance (noun)
(law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)	hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
an increase by natural growth or addition	any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment	(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles	that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
something contributing to growth or increase

Difference between accretion and inheritance

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