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alcoholic vs wino

wino vs alcoholic

alcoholic and wino both are nouns.

alcoholic is an adjective but wino is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alcoholic Yes Yes No No
wino Yes No No No
As nouns, wino is a hypernym of alcoholic; that is, wino is a word with a broader meaning than alcoholic:
  • alcoholic: a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
  • wino: a chronic drinker
Other hypernyms of alcoholic include drunk, drunkard, inebriate, rummy, sot.
alcoholic (noun) wino (noun)
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually a chronic drinker
alcoholic (adjective) wino (adjective)
characteristic of or containing alcohol
addicted to alcohol
Difference between alcoholic and wino

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