WordCmp.com

monument vs gravestone

gravestone vs monument

monument and gravestone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
monument Yes No No No
gravestone Yes No No No
As nouns, gravestone is a hyponym of monument; that is, gravestone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than monument:
  • monument: a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
  • gravestone: a stone that is used to mark a grave
monument (noun) gravestone (noun)
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events a stone that is used to mark a grave
a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
Difference between monument and gravestone

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.