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missionary position vs posture

posture vs missionary position

missionary position and posture both are nouns.

missionary position is not a verb while posture is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
missionary position Yes No No No
posture Yes No Yes No
As nouns, posture is a hypernym of missionary position; that is, posture is a word with a broader meaning than missionary position:
  • missionary position: a position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples
  • posture: the arrangement of the body and its limbs
Other hypernyms of missionary position include attitude, position.
missionary position (noun) posture (noun)
a position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples the arrangement of the body and its limbs
characteristic way of bearing one's body
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
a rationalized mental attitude
missionary position (verb) posture (verb)
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
Difference between missionary position and posture

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