fret vs maculation

maculation vs fret

fret and maculation both are nouns.

fret is a verb but maculation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fret	Yes	No	Yes	No
maculation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, maculation is a hypernym of fret; that is, maculation is a word with a broader meaning than fret:

fret: a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
maculation: a small contrasting part of something

Other hypernyms of fret include dapple, fleck, patch, speckle, spot.

fret (noun)	maculation (noun)
a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch	the act of spotting or staining something
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)	a small contrasting part of something
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
agitation resulting from active worry

fret (verb)	maculation (verb)
wear away or erode
remove soil or rock
cause friction
be too tight; rub or press
decorate with an interlaced design
carve a pattern into
be agitated or irritated
cause annoyance in
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
worry unnecessarily or excessively
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
provide (a musical instrument) with frets

Difference between fret and maculation

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