bacchanal vs drinker
drinker vs bacchanalbacchanal and drinker both are nouns.
bacchanal is an adjective but drinker is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bacchanal | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| drinker | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
drinker is a hypernym of
bacchanal; that is, drinker is a
word with a broader meaning than bacchanal:
- bacchanal: someone who engages in drinking bouts
- drinker: a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
| bacchanal (noun) | drinker (noun) |
|---|---|
| a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) |
| someone who engages in drinking bouts | a person who drinks liquids |
| a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus |
| bacchanal (adjective) | drinker (adjective) |
|---|---|
| used of riotously drunken merrymaking |
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