cure vs unguent

unguent vs cure

cure and unguent both are nouns.

cure is a verb but unguent is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cure	Yes	No	Yes	No
unguent	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

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

cure (noun)	unguent (noun)
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain	semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

cure (verb)	unguent (verb)
provide a cure for, make healthy again
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
be or become preserved
make (substances) hard and improve their usability

Difference between cure and unguent

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