backbone vs connective

connective vs backbone

backbone and connective both are nouns.

backbone is not an adjective while connective is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
backbone	Yes	No	No	No
connective	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, connective is a hypernym of backbone; that is, connective is a word with a broader meaning than backbone:

backbone: the part of a network that connects other networks together
connective: an instrumentality that connects

Other hypernyms of backbone include connecter, connection, connector, connexion.

backbone (noun)	connective (noun)
the part of a network that connects other networks together	an instrumentality that connects
the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved	an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
fortitude and determination
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
a central cohesive source of support and stability

backbone (adjective)	connective (adjective)
	connecting or tending to connect

Difference between backbone and connective

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