Caucasian vs paleface

paleface vs Caucasian

Caucasian and paleface both are nouns.

Caucasian is an adjective but paleface is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Caucasian	Yes	Yes	No	No
paleface	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, paleface is a hyponym of Caucasian; that is, paleface is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Caucasian:

Caucasian: a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion
paleface: (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians)

Other hyponyms of Caucasian include Aryan, Circassian, Semite, Cassite, Kassite, Elamite, white man, white woman, poor white trash, white trash, honkey, honkie, honky, whitey, WASP, white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

Caucasian (noun)	paleface (noun)
a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere	(slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians)
a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion

Caucasian (adjective)	paleface (adjective)
of or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia
of or relating to Caucasian people

Difference between Caucasian and paleface

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