promenade vs formal

formal vs promenade

promenade and formal both are nouns.

promenade is not an adjective while formal is an adjective.

promenade is a verb but formal is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
promenade	Yes	No	Yes	No
formal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, formal is a hypernym of promenade; that is, formal is a word with a broader meaning than promenade:

promenade: a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
formal: a lavish dance requiring formal attire

Other hypernyms of promenade include ball.

promenade (noun)	formal (noun)
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)	a gown for evening wear
a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance	a lavish dance requiring formal attire
a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle
a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

promenade (adjective)	formal (adjective)
	being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
	(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
	refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
	logically deductive
	represented in simplified or symbolic form
	characteristic of or befitting a person in authority

promenade (verb)	formal (verb)
take a leisurely walk
march in a procession in a public place

Difference between promenade and formal

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