remedy vs application

application vs remedy

remedy and application both are nouns.

remedy is a verb but application is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
remedy	Yes	No	Yes	No
application	Yes	No	No	No

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

remedy: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
application: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin

Other hyponyms of remedy include acoustic, antidote, counterpoison, emetic, nauseant, vomit, vomitive, lenitive, lotion, magic bullet, balm, ointment, salve, unction, unguent, alleviant, alleviator, palliative, catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea, preventative, preventive, prophylactic.

remedy (noun)	application (noun)
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil	the action of putting something into operation
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain	a diligent effort
	the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
	the work of applying something
	liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
	a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school
	a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task

remedy (verb)	application (verb)
provide relief for
set straight or right

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