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rain shower vs rainfall

rainfall vs rain shower

rain shower and rainfall both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rain shower Yes No No No
rainfall Yes No No No
As nouns, rainfall is a hypernym of rain shower; that is, rainfall is a word with a broader meaning than rain shower:
  • rain shower: a brief period of precipitation
  • rainfall: water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Other hypernyms of rain shower include rain.
rain shower (noun) rainfall (noun)
a brief period of precipitation water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Difference between rain shower and rainfall

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