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omission vs eclipsis

eclipsis vs omission

omission and eclipsis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
omission Yes No No No
eclipsis Yes No No No
As nouns, eclipsis is a hyponym of omission; that is, eclipsis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than omission:
  • omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
  • eclipsis: omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
Other hyponyms of omission include aphaeresis, apheresis, aphesis, elision, ellipsis.
omission (noun) eclipsis (noun)
a mistake resulting from neglect omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
something that has been omitted
Difference between omission and eclipsis

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