anaesthetic vs local

local vs anaesthetic

anaesthetic and local both are nouns.

anaesthetic and local both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anaesthetic	Yes	Yes	No	No
local	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

anaesthetic: a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
local: anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

Other hyponyms of anaesthetic include general anaesthetic, general anesthetic, intravenous anesthetic, local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, spinal anaesthetic, spinal anesthetic.

anaesthetic (noun)	local (noun)
a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations	public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
	anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

anaesthetic (adjective)	local (adjective)
relating to or producing insensibility	relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
characterized by insensibility	affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
	of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood

Difference between anaesthetic and local

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