bodily function vs crying

crying vs bodily function

bodily function and crying both are nouns.

bodily function is not an adjective while crying is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bodily function	Yes	No	No	No
crying	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, crying is a hyponym of bodily function; that is, crying is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bodily function:

bodily function: an organic process that takes place in the body
crying: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

Other hyponyms of bodily function include control, breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation, respiration, breath, consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake, sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice, insemination, sleeping, reaction, response, 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.

bodily function (noun)	crying (noun)
an organic process that takes place in the body	the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

bodily function (adjective)	crying (adjective)
	conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
	demanding attention

Difference between bodily function and crying

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