impairment vs wear

wear vs impairment

impairment and wear both are nouns.

impairment is not a verb while wear is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
impairment	Yes	No	No	No
wear	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

impairment: a symptom of reduced quality or strength
wear: impairment resulting from long use

Other hyponyms of impairment include corrosion, desolation, devastation, decrepitude, dilapidation.

impairment (noun)	wear (noun)
damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality	the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)	a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
the occurrence of a change for the worse	impairment resulting from long use
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
a symptom of reduced quality or strength

impairment (verb)	wear (verb)
	be dressed in
	put clothing on one's body
	have or show an appearance of
	exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
	have on one's person
	deteriorate through use or stress
	go to pieces
	last and be usable
	have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality

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