analogous vs analogy

analogous is not a noun while analogy is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
analogous	No	Yes	No	No
analogy	Yes	No	No	No

analogous (noun)	analogy (noun)
	drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
	an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
	the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate

analogous (adjective)	analogy (adjective)
corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin
similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar