expiry vs passing

passing vs expiry

expiry and passing both are nouns.

expiry is not an adjective while passing is an adjective.

expiry is not an adverb while passing is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expiry	Yes	No	No	No
passing	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

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

expiry: the event of dying or departure from life
passing: euphemistic expressions for death

Other hyponyms of expiry include fatality, human death, martyrdom, megadeath, departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, release, wrongful death.

expiry (noun)	passing (noun)
the event of dying or departure from life	going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
a coming to an end of a contract period	success in satisfying a test or requirement
	(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
	a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
	euphemistic expressions for death
	the motion of one object relative to another
	the end of something

expiry (adjective)	passing (adjective)
	of advancing the ball by throwing it
	hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
	lasting a very short time
	allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily

expiry (adverb)	passing (adverb)
	to an extraordinary degree

Difference between expiry and passing

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