impedimenta vs preventative

preventative vs impedimenta

impedimenta and preventative both are nouns.

impedimenta is not an adjective while preventative is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
impedimenta	Yes	No	No	No
preventative	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

impedimenta: any structure that makes progress difficult
preventative: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

Other hyponyms of impedimenta include bar, barrier, blockade, block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage, encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventive, obstacle, tumbler.

impedimenta (noun)	preventative (noun)
the baggage and equipment carried by an army	remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
any structure that makes progress difficult	an agent or device intended to prevent conception
	any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

impedimenta (adjective)	preventative (adjective)
	tending to prevent or hinder
	preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

Difference between impedimenta and preventative

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