adulthood vs prime

prime vs adulthood

adulthood and prime both are nouns.

adulthood is not an adjective while prime is an adjective.

adulthood is not a verb while prime is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adulthood	Yes	No	No	No
prime	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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

adulthood: the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
prime: the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest

Other hyponyms of adulthood include prime of life.

adulthood (noun)	prime (noun)
the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity	a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself
the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed	the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
	the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
	the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

adulthood (adjective)	prime (adjective)
	of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers
	being at the best stage of development
	of superior grade
	used of the first or originating agent
	first in rank or degree

adulthood (verb)	prime (verb)
	insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
	fill with priming liquid
	cover with a primer; apply a primer to

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