blubber vs oiliness
oiliness vs blubberblubber and oiliness both are nouns.
blubber is a verb but oiliness is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| blubber | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| oiliness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
oiliness is a hyponym of
blubber; that is, oiliness is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
blubber:
- blubber: excess bodily weight
- oiliness: consisting of or covered with oil
Other hyponyms of blubber include
adiposeness, adiposity, fattiness, abdominousness, paunchiness, greasiness, oleaginousness, corpulency, fleshiness, obesity, steatopygia.
| blubber (noun) | oiliness (noun) |
|---|---|
| excess bodily weight | consisting of or covered with oil |
| an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil | smug self-serving earnestness |
| blubber (verb) | oiliness (verb) |
|---|---|
| cry or whine with snuffling | |
| utter while crying |
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