holdfast vs button

button vs holdfast

holdfast and button both are nouns.

holdfast is not a verb while button is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
holdfast	Yes	No	No	No
button	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

holdfast: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
button: a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

Other hyponyms of holdfast include bellyband, buckle, carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin, corrugated fastener, wiggle nail, cottar, cotter, cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet, loop, dowel, dowel pin, joggle, fillet, stopping, hook and eye, knot, lashing, link, linkup, tie-in, tie, lock, locker, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, screw, seal, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt, hair clip.

holdfast (noun)	button (noun)
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place	a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
	an electrical switch operated by pressing
	a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
	any artifact that resembles a button
	a specific area or icon in graphical user interface systems that is clicked or pressed in order to select a command or perform an action
	a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
	a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
	any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

holdfast (verb)	button (verb)
	fasten with buttons
	provide with buttons

Difference between holdfast and button

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