German silver vs alloy

alloy vs German silver

German silver and alloy both are nouns.

German silver is not a verb while alloy is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
German silver	Yes	No	No	No
alloy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, alloy is a hypernym of German silver; that is, alloy is a word with a broader meaning than German silver:

German silver: a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel
alloy: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

Other hypernyms of German silver include metal.

German silver (noun)	alloy (noun)
a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel	the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
	a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

German silver (verb)	alloy (verb)
	lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
	make an alloy of

Difference between German silver and alloy

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