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underfur vs fur

fur vs underfur

underfur and fur both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
underfur Yes No No No
fur Yes No No No
As nouns, fur is a hypernym of underfur; that is, fur is a word with a broader meaning than underfur:
  • underfur: thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair
  • fur: dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)
underfur (noun) fur (noun)
thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)
a garment made of animal pelts or synthetic fur
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
Difference between underfur and fur

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