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/ˈɛkskɹəmənt/ · noun
(now specifically) Human and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces..
The Roman poet Horace states that the excrement of the crocodile has aphrodisiac virtues.
A French Gentleman was ever wont to blow his nose in his hand […]. He asked me on a time, what privilege this filthie excrement had, that wee should have a daintie linnen cloth or handkercher to receive the same.
Use excrement when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Excrement means (now specifically) Human and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces..
Common synonyms include excretion, excretum, excreta, body waste.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The Roman poet Horace states that the excrement of the crocodile has aphrodisiac virtues.
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