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excrement vs faeces

faeces vs excrement

excrement and faeces both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
excrement Yes No No No
faeces Yes No No No
As nouns, faeces is a hyponym of excrement; that is, faeces is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than excrement:
  • excrement: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
  • faeces: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
excrement (noun) faeces (noun)
waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
Difference between excrement and faeces

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