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decay vs wear

wear vs decay

decay and wear both are nouns.

decay and wear both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decay Yes No Yes No
wear Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wear is a hyponym of decay; that is, wear is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decay:
  • decay: fall into decay or ruin
  • wear: go to pieces
decay (noun) wear (noun)
the organic phenomenon of rotting the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
the process of gradually becoming inferior impairment resulting from long use
the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
decay (verb) wear (verb)
fall into decay or ruin be dressed in
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current put clothing on one's body
undergo decay or decomposition have or show an appearance of
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
have on one's person
deteriorate through use or stress
go to pieces
last and be usable
have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
Difference between decay and wear

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