recovery vs healing
healing vs recoveryrecovery and healing both are nouns.
recovery is not an adjective while healing is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recovery | Yes | No | No | No |
| healing | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
healing is a hypernym of
recovery; that is, healing is a
word with a broader meaning than recovery:
- recovery: gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
- healing: the natural process by which the body repairs itself
| recovery (noun) | healing (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) | the natural process by which the body repairs itself |
| return to an original state | |
| gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury |
| recovery (adjective) | healing (adjective) |
|---|---|
| tending to cure or restore to health |
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