making love vs sex

sex vs making love

making love and sex both are nouns.

making love is not a verb while sex is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
making love	Yes	No	No	No
sex	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sex is a hypernym of making love; that is, sex is a word with a broader meaning than making love:

making love: sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
sex: activities associated with sexual intercourse

Other hypernyms of making love include sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice.

making love (noun)	sex (noun)
sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people	activities associated with sexual intercourse
	the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
	all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
	either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided

making love (verb)	sex (verb)
	tell the sex (of young chickens)
	to evoke sexual feelings

Difference between making love and sex

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