mourning vs reflection

reflection vs mourning

mourning and reflection both are nouns.

mourning is an adjective but reflection is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mourning	Yes	Yes	No	No
reflection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reflection is a hypernym of mourning; that is, reflection is a word with a broader meaning than mourning:

mourning: the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
reflection: expression without words

Other hypernyms of mourning include activity, expression, manifestation, reflexion.

mourning (noun)	reflection (noun)
the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief	the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one	the ability to reflect beams or rays
	a likeness in which left and right are reversed
	a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
	a remark expressing careful consideration
	expression without words
	the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
	(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

mourning (adjective)	reflection (adjective)
sorrowful through loss or deprivation

Difference between mourning and reflection

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