border vs fringe

fringe vs border

border and fringe both are nouns.

border and fringe both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
border	Yes	No	Yes	No
fringe	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fringe is a hyponym of border; that is, fringe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than border:

border: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
fringe: decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe

Other hyponyms of border include gird, girdle, cloister, close in, enclose, inclose, shut in, hem in, cloister.

border (noun)	fringe (noun)
a strip forming the outer edge of something	an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels
a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge	a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
a line that indicates a boundary	a social group holding marginal or extreme views
the boundary of a surface	a part of the city far removed from the center
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary	one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
	the outside boundary or surface of something

border (verb)	fringe (verb)
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary	decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle	adorn with a fringe
enclose in or as if in a frame
provide with a border or edge
form the boundary of; be contiguous to

Difference between border and fringe

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