downpour vs rainfall
rainfall vs downpourdownpour and rainfall both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| downpour | Yes | No | No | No |
| rainfall | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
rainfall is a hypernym of
downpour; that is, rainfall is a
word with a broader meaning than downpour:
- downpour: a heavy rain
- rainfall: water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Other hypernyms of downpour include
rain.
| downpour (noun) | rainfall (noun) |
|---|---|
| a heavy rain | water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere |
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