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lanugo vs down

down vs lanugo

lanugo and down both are nouns.

lanugo is not an adjective while down is an adjective.

lanugo is not a verb while down is a verb.

lanugo is not an adverb while down is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lanugo Yes No No No
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
As nouns, down is a hypernym of lanugo; that is, down is a word with a broader meaning than lanugo:
  • lanugo: the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation
  • down: fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
Other hypernyms of lanugo include pile.
lanugo (noun) down (noun)
the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation (American football) a complete play to advance the football
soft fine feathers
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
lanugo (adjective) down (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
lanugo (verb) down (verb)
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
bring down or defeat (an opponent)
drink down entirely
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
lanugo (adverb) down (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
Difference between lanugo and down

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