remedy vs ointment

ointment vs remedy

remedy and ointment both are nouns.

remedy is a verb but ointment is not a verb.

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

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

remedy: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
ointment: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

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

remedy (noun)	ointment (noun)
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil	semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain	toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin

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

Difference between remedy and ointment

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