endowment vs bent

endowment and bent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
endowment	Yes	No	No	No
bent	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

Other hyponyms of endowment include hang, knack, flair, genius, raw talent.

endowment (noun)	bent (noun)
the act of endowing with a permanent source of income	a special way of doing something
natural abilities or qualities	a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
the capital that provides income for an institution	an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
	grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

endowment (adjective)	bent (adjective)
	of metal e.g.
	fixed in your purpose
	used of the back and knees; stooped