curative vs unction

unction vs curative

curative and unction both are nouns.

curative is an adjective but unction is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
curative	Yes	Yes	No	No
unction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, unction is a hyponym of curative; that is, unction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than curative:

curative: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
unction: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

Other hyponyms of curative include acoustic, antidote, counterpoison, emetic, nauseant, vomit, vomitive, lenitive, application, lotion, magic bullet, balm, ointment, salve, unguent, alleviant, alleviator, palliative, catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea, preventative, preventive, prophylactic.

curative (noun)	unction (noun)
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain	anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
	semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
	smug self-serving earnestness
	excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm

curative (adjective)	unction (adjective)
tending to cure or restore to health

Difference between curative and unction

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