bodily function vs weeping

weeping vs bodily function

bodily function and weeping both are nouns.

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

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

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

bodily function: an organic process that takes place in the body
weeping: 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, crying, tears, 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)	weeping (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)	weeping (adjective)
	showing sorrow
	having branches or flower heads that bend downward

Difference between bodily function and weeping

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