floor vs terra firma

terra firma vs floor

floor and terra firma both are nouns.

floor is a verb but terra firma is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
floor	Yes	No	Yes	No
terra firma	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, terra firma is a hypernym of floor; that is, terra firma is a word with a broader meaning than floor:

floor: the ground on which people and animals move about
terra firma: the solid part of the earth's surface

Other hypernyms of floor include dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground.

floor (noun)	terra firma (noun)
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)	the solid part of the earth's surface
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
a large room in a exchange where the trading is done
the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business
the parliamentary right to address an assembly
a lower limit
the occupants of a floor
the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
the ground on which people and animals move about
the lower inside surface of any hollow structure

floor (verb)	terra firma (verb)
knock down with force
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

Difference between floor and terra firma

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