bass vs double bass

double bass vs bass

bass and double bass both are nouns.

bass is an adjective but double bass is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bass	Yes	Yes	No	No
double bass	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, double bass is a hyponym of bass; that is, double bass is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bass:

bass: the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
double bass: largest and lowest member of the violin family

Other hyponyms of bass include bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, contrabass, string bass, bass guitar, bass horn, sousaphone, tuba, bombard, bombardon.

bass (noun)	double bass (noun)
the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments	largest and lowest member of the violin family
the lowest part of the musical range
the lowest adult male singing voice
the lowest part in polyphonic music
an adult male singer with the lowest voice
nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)
the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae

bass (adjective)	double bass (adjective)
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range

Difference between bass and double bass

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