greeting vs response

response vs greeting

greeting and response both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
greeting	Yes	No	No	No
response	Yes	No	No	No

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

greeting: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
response: the manner in which something is greeted

Other hyponyms of greeting include well-wishing, compliments, regard, wish, reception, hail, kiss of peace, pax, welcome, salute, hello, hi, how-do-you-do, howdy, hullo, good morning, morning, afternoon, good afternoon, military greeting, salute, calling card, card, visiting card, alhamdulilah.

greeting (noun)	response (noun)
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)	a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
	the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
	the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
	the manner in which something is greeted
	a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
	a result

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