bearing vs fleur-de-lis

fleur-de-lis vs bearing

bearing and fleur-de-lis both are nouns.

bearing is an adjective but fleur-de-lis is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bearing	Yes	Yes	No	No
fleur-de-lis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fleur-de-lis is a hyponym of bearing; that is, fleur-de-lis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bearing:

bearing: heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
fleur-de-lis: (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris

Other hyponyms of bearing include roundel, annulet, chevron, fleur-de-lys, ordinary.

bearing (noun)	fleur-de-lis (noun)
a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily	(heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield	plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
dignified manner or conduct
characteristic way of bearing one's body
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
relevant relation or interconnection

bearing (adjective)	fleur-de-lis (adjective)
(of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain

Difference between bearing and fleur-de-lis

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