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anniversary vs quincentennial

quincentennial vs anniversary

anniversary and quincentennial both are nouns.

anniversary is not an adjective while quincentennial is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anniversary Yes No No No
quincentennial Yes Yes No No
As nouns, quincentennial is a hyponym of anniversary; that is, quincentennial is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anniversary:
  • anniversary: the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
  • quincentennial: the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
anniversary (noun) quincentennial (noun)
the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
anniversary (adjective) quincentennial (adjective)
of or relating to a 500th anniversary
Difference between anniversary and quincentennial

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