impedimenta vs preventive

preventive vs impedimenta

impedimenta and preventive both are nouns.

impedimenta is not an adjective while preventive is an adjective.

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

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

impedimenta: any structure that makes progress difficult
preventive: 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, preventative, obstacle, tumbler.

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

Difference between impedimenta and preventive

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