bodily function

Questions about bodily function

What is another word for bodily function?

It depends which bodily function you mean. In the sense “an organic process that takes place in the body”, the synonyms are bodily process, body process, activity. Across all 1 sense there are 3 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of bodily function?

WordNet records no antonym for bodily function. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for bodily function come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of bodily function

• Full entry for bodily functionAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for bodily functionWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.