English vs humanities

humanities vs English

English and humanities both are nouns.

English is an adjective but humanities is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
English	Yes	Yes	No	No
humanities	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, humanities is a hypernym of English; that is, humanities is a word with a broader meaning than English:

English: the discipline that studies the English language and literature
humanities: studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

Other hypernyms of English include arts, humanistic discipline, liberal arts.

English (noun)	humanities (noun)
the discipline that studies the English language and literature	studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
the people of England

English (adjective)	humanities (adjective)
of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people
of or relating to the English language

Difference between English and humanities

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