motion vs flit

motion and flit both are nouns.

motion and flit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
motion	Yes	No	Yes	No
flit	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
flit: a sudden quick movement

Other hyponyms of motion include abduction, adduction, agitation, body English, circumduction, disturbance, fetal movement, foetal movement, dart, gesture, headshake, headshaking, inclination, inclining, eversion, everting, inversion, inversion, upending, jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade, kick, kicking, kneel, kneeling, lurch, pitch, pitching, eye movement, opening, prostration, reach, reaching, stretch, reciprocation, reclining, retraction, retroflection, retroflexion, rotary motion, rotation, closing, shutting, sitting, posing, sitting, snap, squat, squatting, sweep, toss, quiver, quivering, vibration, wave, flicker, flutter, waver, standing, span, straddle, stroke, squirm, wiggle, wriggle, eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy.

motion (noun)	flit (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	a sudden quick movement
the act of changing location from one place to another	a secret move (to avoid paying debts)
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
a state of change

motion (verb)	flit (verb)
show, express or direct through movement	move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

Difference between motion and flit

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