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curtsy vs motion

motion vs curtsy

curtsy and motion both are nouns.

curtsy and motion both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
curtsy Yes No Yes No
motion Yes No Yes No
As nouns, motion is a hypernym of curtsy; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than curtsy:
  • curtsy: bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
  • motion: the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
Other hypernyms of curtsy include reverence, gesture.
curtsy (noun) motion (noun)
bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women a change of position that does not entail a change of location
the act of changing location from one place to another
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
a state of change
curtsy (verb) motion (verb)
make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect show, express or direct through movement
bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
Difference between curtsy and motion

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