saving vs self-preservation

saving and self-preservation both are nouns.

saving is an adjective but self-preservation is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saving	Yes	Yes	No	No
self-preservation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, self-preservation is a hyponym of saving; that is, self-preservation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than saving:

saving: the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
self-preservation: preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency

Other hyponyms of saving include environmentalism, conservation, reservation, immobilisation, immobilization.

saving (noun)	self-preservation (noun)
an act of economizing; reduction in cost	preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency
the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
recovery or preservation from loss or danger

saving (adjective)	self-preservation (adjective)
bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
characterized by thriftiness

saving vs self-preservation

saving and self-preservation both are nouns.

saving is an adjective but self-preservation is not an adjective.

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