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preventive vs impedimenta

impedimenta vs preventive

preventive and impedimenta both are nouns.

preventive is an adjective but impedimenta is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
preventive Yes Yes No No
impedimenta Yes No No No
As nouns, impedimenta is a hypernym of preventive; that is, impedimenta is a word with a broader meaning than preventive:
  • preventive: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  • impedimenta: any structure that makes progress difficult
Other hypernyms of preventive include impediment, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor.
preventive (noun) impedimenta (noun)
remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease the baggage and equipment carried by an army
an agent or device intended to prevent conception any structure that makes progress difficult
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
preventive (adjective) impedimenta (adjective)
tending to prevent or hinder
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
Difference between preventive and impedimenta

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