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anorexic vs sick person

sick person vs anorexic

anorexic and sick person both are nouns.

anorexic is an adjective but sick person is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anorexic Yes Yes No No
sick person Yes No No No
As nouns, sick person is a hypernym of anorexic; that is, sick person is a word with a broader meaning than anorexic:
  • anorexic: a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
  • sick person: a person suffering from an illness
Other hypernyms of anorexic include diseased person, sufferer.
anorexic (noun) sick person (noun)
a person suffering from anorexia nervosa a person suffering from an illness
anorexic (adjective) sick person (adjective)
suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin
Difference between anorexic and sick person

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