lie vs jactitation

jactitation vs lie

lie and jactitation both are nouns.

lie is a verb but jactitation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lie	Yes	No	Yes	No
jactitation	Yes	No	No	No

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

lie: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
jactitation: (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)

Other hyponyms of lie include fib, story, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle, walloper, whopper, white lie.

lie (noun)	jactitation (noun)
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth	(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
position or manner in which something is situated	speaking of yourself in superlatives
	(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)

lie (verb)	jactitation (verb)
tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
assume a reclining position
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
originate (in)
have a place in relation to something else
be and remain in a particular state or condition

Difference between lie and jactitation

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