different between feces vs femes

English

Alternative forms

• faeces (British)
• fæces (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin faec?s, nominative plural of faex (“residue, dregs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fi?si?z/
• Rhymes: -i?si?z

Noun

feces pl (plural only) (Canada, US)

1. Digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from the bowels; excrement.

Usage notes

• This word can be used with plural verbs ("feces have a strong smell") or singular ones ("feces has a strong smell"). Use with plural verbs is more common, especially in Britain, and is the only use recognized by some dictionaries, while others recognize both plural and singular use.

Synonyms

• (discharged animal waste): dung, excrement, faecal matter, caca or guano (of birds or bats only), manure (not used of human faeces)
• night soil, number two (euphemistic)
• doo, poo, poop, boo-boo, and doody (euphemistic or hypocoristic)
• crap, shit, turd, log (vulgar)
• See also Thesaurus:feces

Related terms

• defecate
• faex
• fecal
• feceate
• feculence
• feculent

Translations

References

Latin

Noun

f?c?s

1. nominative plural of f?x
2. accusative plural of f?x
3. vocative plural of f?x

English

Noun

femes

1. plural of feme

Catalan

Verb

femes

1. second-person singular present indicative form of femar

Spanish

Verb

femes

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of femar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of femar.