touching vs physical contact

physical contact vs touching

touching and physical contact both are nouns.

touching is an adjective but physical contact is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
touching	Yes	Yes	No	No
physical contact	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, physical contact is a hyponym of touching; that is, physical contact is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than touching:

touching: the act of putting two things together with no space between them
physical contact: the act of touching physically

Other hyponyms of touching include contact, dab, pat, tap, hit, hitting, striking, dig, jab, kiss, buss, kiss, osculation, catch, grab, snap, snatch, handling, manipulation, fingering, grope, palpation, tactual exploration, tickle, tickling, titillation, stroke, stroking, tag, lap, lick, grazing, shaving, skimming.

touching (noun)	physical contact (noun)
the act of putting two things together with no space between them	the act of touching physically
the event of something coming in contact with the body

touching (adjective)	physical contact (adjective)
arousing affect

Difference between touching and physical contact

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