adult vs character

character vs adult

adult and character both are nouns.

adult is an adjective but character is not an adjective.

adult is not a verb while character is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adult	Yes	Yes	No	No
character	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

adult: a fully developed person from maturity onward
character: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

Other hyponyms of adult include brachycephalic, case, eccentric, type, dolichocephalic, adult male, man, golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen, thoroughbred, adult female, woman.

adult (noun)	character (noun)
any mature animal	(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
a fully developed person from maturity onward	the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
	a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
	an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
	a written symbol that is used to represent speech
	a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
	a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
	an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
	good repute

adult (adjective)	character (adjective)
(of animals) fully developed
designed to arouse lust

adult (verb)	character (verb)
	engrave or inscribe characters on

Difference between adult and character

Words related to "character"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.