dressing vs French dressing

French dressing vs dressing

dressing and French dressing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dressing	Yes	No	No	No
French dressing	Yes	No	No	No

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

dressing: savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
French dressing: oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic

Other hyponyms of dressing include sauce Louis, bleu cheese dressing, blue cheese dressing, blue cheese dressing, Roquefort dressing, sauce vinaigrette, vinaigrette, Lorenzo dressing, anchovy dressing, Italian dressing, half-and-half dressing, mayo, mayonnaise, Russian dressing, Russian mayonnaise, salad cream, Thousand Island dressing.

dressing (noun)	French dressing (noun)
the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes	oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
the act of applying a bandage
processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
a cloth covering for a wound or sore
making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables

Difference between dressing and French dressing

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