weather vs decay

decay vs weather

weather and decay both are nouns.

weather is an adjective but decay is not an adjective.

weather and decay both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weather	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
decay	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, decay is a hypernym of weather; that is, decay is a word with a broader meaning than weather:

weather: change under the action or influence of the weather
decay: fall into decay or ruin

Other hypernyms of weather include crumble, dilapidate.

weather (noun)	decay (noun)
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation	the organic phenomenon of rotting
	a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
	the process of gradually becoming inferior
	the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
	an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying

weather (adjective)	decay (adjective)
towards the side exposed to wind

weather (verb)	decay (verb)
change under the action or influence of the weather	fall into decay or ruin
cause to slope	lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
sail to the windward of	undergo decay or decomposition
face and withstand with courage

Difference between weather and decay

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