frontal vs pall

pall vs frontal

frontal and pall both are nouns.

frontal is an adjective but pall is not an adjective.

frontal is not a verb while pall is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
frontal	Yes	Yes	No	No
pall	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pall is a hypernym of frontal; that is, pall is a word with a broader meaning than frontal:

frontal: a drapery that covers the front of an altar
pall: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

Other hypernyms of frontal include curtain, drape, drapery, mantle.

frontal (noun)	pall (noun)
an adornment worn on the forehead	hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
a drapery that covers the front of an altar	burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
the face or front of a building	a sudden numbing dread

frontal (adjective)	pall (adjective)
of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air
meeting front to front
belonging to the front part
of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone

frontal (verb)	pall (verb)
	lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
	lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)
	become less interesting or attractive
	lose sparkle or bouquet
	cause to become flat
	cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
	cover with a pall
	cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

Difference between frontal and pall

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