ventilation vs smoking

smoking vs ventilation

ventilation and smoking both are nouns.

ventilation is not an adjective while smoking is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ventilation	Yes	No	No	No
smoking	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

ventilation: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
smoking: the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

Other hyponyms of ventilation include artificial respiration, abdominal breathing, eupnea, eupnoea, hyperpnea, hypopnea, hyperventilation, heaving, panting, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, periodic breathing, smoke, snore, snoring, stertor, sniffle, snivel, snuffle, wheeze, second wind.

ventilation (noun)	smoking (noun)
the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air	the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation	a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air
free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest

ventilation (adjective)	smoking (adjective)
	emitting smoke in great volume

Difference between ventilation and smoking

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