Britain vs cantankerous

Britain is a noun but cantankerous is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Britain	Yes	No	No	No
cantankerous	No	Yes	No	No

Britain (noun)	cantankerous (noun)
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Britain (adjective)	cantankerous (adjective)
	having a difficult and contrary disposition
	stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate