westerly vs wester
wester vs westerlywesterly and wester both are nouns.
westerly is an adjective but wester is not an adjective.
westerly is an adverb but wester is not an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| westerly | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| wester | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
wester is a hypernym of
westerly; that is, wester is a
word with a broader meaning than westerly:
- westerly: the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
- wester: wind that blows from west to east
Other hypernyms of westerly include
west wind.
| westerly (noun) | wester (noun) |
|---|---|
| the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth | wind that blows from west to east |
| westerly (adjective) | wester (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of wind; from the west | |
| moving toward the west |
| westerly (adverb) | wester (adverb) |
|---|---|
| in a westward direction | |
| from the west |
© WordCmp.com 2024,
CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.