formal vs promenade

promenade vs formal

formal and promenade both are nouns.

formal is an adjective but promenade is not an adjective.

formal is not a verb while promenade is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
formal	Yes	Yes	No	No
promenade	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

formal: a lavish dance requiring formal attire
promenade: a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

Other hyponyms of formal include cotilion, cotillion, fancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade ball, prom.

formal (noun)	promenade (noun)
a gown for evening wear	a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
a lavish dance requiring formal attire	a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance
	a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle
	a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
	a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

formal (adjective)	promenade (adjective)
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
logically deductive
represented in simplified or symbolic form
characteristic of or befitting a person in authority

formal (verb)	promenade (verb)
	take a leisurely walk
	march in a procession in a public place

Difference between formal and promenade

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