passing vs expiry

expiry vs passing

passing and expiry both are nouns.

passing is an adjective but expiry is not an adjective.

passing is an adverb but expiry is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
passing	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
expiry	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, expiry is a hypernym of passing; that is, expiry is a word with a broader meaning than passing:

passing: euphemistic expressions for death
expiry: the event of dying or departure from life

Other hypernyms of passing include death, decease.

passing (noun)	expiry (noun)
going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it	the event of dying or departure from life
success in satisfying a test or requirement	a coming to an end of a contract period
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
euphemistic expressions for death
the motion of one object relative to another
the end of something

passing (adjective)	expiry (adjective)
of advancing the ball by throwing it
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
lasting a very short time
allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily

passing (adverb)	expiry (adverb)
to an extraordinary degree

Difference between passing and expiry

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