activity vs breathing

breathing vs activity

activity and breathing both are nouns.

activity is not an adjective while breathing is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
activity	Yes	No	No	No
breathing	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, breathing is a hyponym of activity; that is, breathing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than activity:

activity: an organic process that takes place in the body
breathing: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

Other hyponyms of activity include control, external respiration, respiration, ventilation, respiration, breath, consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake, sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice, insemination, sleeping, reaction, response, crying, tears, weeping, ablactation, anastalsis, discharge, emission, expelling, expectoration, festering, maturation, suppuration, healing, hypostasis, lachrymation, lacrimation, tearing, watering, lactation, opsonisation, opsonization, overactivity, peristalsis, vermiculation, diaphoresis, hidrosis, perspiration, sudation, sweating, phagocytosis, pinocytosis, placentation, psilosis, tanning, transpiration.

activity (noun)	breathing (noun)
any specific behavior	the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
an organic process that takes place in the body
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the state of being active
(chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction

activity (adjective)	breathing (adjective)
	passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination

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