personnel vs hands

hands vs personnel

personnel and hands both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
personnel	Yes	No	No	No
hands	Yes	No	No	No

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

personnel: group of people willing to obey orders
hands: the force of workers available

Other hyponyms of personnel include guerilla force, guerrilla force, armed service, military service, service, armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine, paramilitary, paramilitary force, paramilitary organisation, paramilitary organization, paramilitary unit, constabulary, law, police, police force, private security force, security force, military police, MP, manpower, men, work force, workforce, patrol, military personnel, soldiery, troops, rank, rank and file, staff, line personnel, management personnel.

personnel (noun)	hands (noun)
group of people willing to obey orders	(with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management	the force of workers available

Difference between personnel and hands

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