first aid vs attention

attention vs first aid

first aid and attention both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
first aid	Yes	No	No	No
attention	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, attention is a hypernym of first aid; that is, attention is a word with a broader meaning than first aid:

first aid: emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained
attention: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

Other hypernyms of first aid include aid, care, tending.

first aid (noun)	attention (noun)
emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained	the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
	a courteous act indicating affection
	a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review
	the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
	the faculty or power of mental concentration
	a general interest that leads people to want to know more

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