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feces vs excrement

excrement vs feces

feces and excrement both are nouns.

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

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