WordCmp.com

chirology vs fortune telling

fortune telling vs chirology

chirology and fortune telling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chirology Yes No No No
fortune telling Yes No No No
As nouns, fortune telling is a hypernym of chirology; that is, fortune telling is a word with a broader meaning than chirology:
  • chirology: telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
  • fortune telling: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Other hypernyms of chirology include divination, foretelling, soothsaying.
chirology (noun) fortune telling (noun)
telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Difference between chirology and fortune telling

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.