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augury vs prodigy

prodigy vs augury

augury and prodigy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
augury Yes No No No
prodigy Yes No No No
As nouns, prodigy is a hyponym of augury; that is, prodigy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than augury:
  • augury: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
  • prodigy: a sign of something about to happen
Other hyponyms of augury include war cloud, omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication.
augury (noun) prodigy (noun)
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality
a sign of something about to happen
an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
Difference between augury and prodigy

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