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faeces vs excrement

excrement vs faeces

faeces and excrement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
faeces Yes No No No
excrement Yes No No No
As nouns, excrement is a hypernym of faeces; that is, excrement is a word with a broader meaning than faeces:
  • faeces: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
  • excrement: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
Other hypernyms of faeces include body waste, excreta, excretion, excretory product.
faeces (noun) excrement (noun)
solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
Difference between faeces and excrement

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