boyfriend vs man
man vs boyfriendboyfriend and man both are nouns.
boyfriend is not a verb while man is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| boyfriend | Yes | No | No | No |
| man | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
man is a hypernym of
boyfriend; that is, man is a
word with a broader meaning than boyfriend:
- boyfriend: a man who is the lover of a man or woman
- man: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
Other hypernyms of boyfriend include
lover, adult male.
| boyfriend (noun) | man (noun) |
|---|---|
| a man who is the lover of a man or woman | all of the living human inhabitants of the earth |
| any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage | |
| game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games | |
| an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) | |
| someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force | |
| the generic use of the word to refer to any human being | |
| a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer | |
| an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent) | |
| a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman | |
| a male subordinate |
| boyfriend (verb) | man (verb) |
|---|---|
| provide with workers | |
| take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place |
Words related to "man"
- Abel
- Adam
- Arab chief
- Black man
- Cain
- Englishman
- Esq
- Esquire
- Ham
- Herr
- Homo erectus
- Homo habilis
- Homo rhodesiensis
- Homo sapiens
- Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
- Homo soloensis
- Hooray Henry
- Irishman
- Japheth
- Lord
- Marine
- Methuselah
- Monsieur
- Neandertal
- Neandertal man
- Neanderthal
- Neanderthal man
- Peter Pan
- Rex
- Rhodesian man
- Samson
- Scotchman
- Scotsman
- Senhor
- Seth
- Shem
- Tarzan
- abbot
- accoucheur
- adonis
- adult
- adult male
- adult male body
- agony uncle
- air force officer
- air host
- airman
- anatomy
- archimandrite
- arm
- armed forces
- armed services
- artilleryman
- assemblyman
- baboo
- babu
- bachelor
- backwoodsman
- barman
- beau
- beggarman
- bey
- black
- bluejacket
- bod
- body
- body hair
- body servant
- bondman
- bondsman
- boss
- boy
- boy Friday
- boyfriend
- bozo
- bridegroom
- brony
- bruiser
- build
- bull
- businessman
- buster
- cannoneer
- castrate
- cat
- cattleman
- charman
- chassis
- checker
- chequer
- chess piece
- chessman
- chief
- cleaning man
- clotheshorse
- coiffeur
- colloquialism
- commander
- commando
- committeeman
- conscript
- councilman
- countryman
- courtier
- cover boy
- cowboy
- cowman
- crew
- dandy
- danseur
- danseur noble
- devil dog
- divorced man
- do work
- draftee
- dude
- ejaculator
- enchanter
- enlisted man
- enlisted person
- eunuch
- ex
- ex-boyfriend
- ex-husband
- ex-serviceman
- face
- fanboy
- fashion plate
- father figure
- father surrogate
- father-figure
- fellow
- fiance
- figure
- flesh
- foot
- foot soldier
- fop
- force
- foreman
- form
- frame
- frontiersman
- gaffer
- gallant
- galoot
- game equipment
- gay man
- geezer
- gentleman
- gentleman's gentleman
- genus Homo
- golden boy
- grass widower
- graybeard
- greybeard
- groom
- groom-to-be
- groomsman
- group
- grouping
- grownup
- gunner
- guy
- hand
- he-man
- head of hair
- headmaster
- hero
- hombre
- hominid
- homo
- honcho
- hooman
- horseman
- housefather
- hubby
- human
- human being
- human beings
- human body
- human face
- human foot
- human head
- human race
- humanity
- humankind
- humans
- hunk
- husband
- hyperdactyly
- inamorato
- individual
- inductee
- iron man
- ironman
- ironside
- king
- kinsman
- laundryman
- leading man
- leatherneck
- loin
- lollipop man
- loose man
- lover
- lumbus
- machine gunner
- macho-man
- madman
- male
- male monarch
- male person
- man
- man of affairs
- man's body
- mane
- mankind
- manly
- manservant
- manus
- married man
- masseur
- master
- material body
- middle-aged man
- military
- military force
- military group
- military machine
- military man
- military officer
- military personnel
- military unit
- military volunteer
- millionaire
- mitt
- mortal
- mountain man
- navy man
- newsman
- noble
- nobleman
- non-Christian priest
- noncombatant
- nutrition
- oarsman
- obstetrician
- occupier
- officer
- old boy
- old man
- oppa
- organic structure
- outdoorsman
- paterfamilias
- patriarch
- paw
- people
- person
- pes
- philanderer
- physical body
- physique
- piece
- point man
- policeman
- polydactyly
- ponce
- posseman
- poster boy
- prepubertal
- prepubescent
- priest
- prince
- ranger
- ruralist
- sailor
- sailor boy
- salesman
- sartor
- schistosome dermatitis
- schoolboy
- schoolmaster
- seamster
- selectman
- serviceman
- shape
- shaver
- sheik
- sheikh
- shipboard soldier
- shirtlifter
- showboy
- side
- signior
- signor
- signore
- sir
- skilled worker
- skilled workman
- sod
- soma
- somebody
- someone
- soul
- spokesman
- staff
- statesman
- stiff
- strapper
- striper
- stud
- subordinate
- subsidiary
- swain
- swell
- swimmer's itch
- syndactylism
- syndactyly
- tailor
- tempter
- tile
- trained worker
- tribal sheik
- tribal sheikh
- underling
- unmarried man
- valet
- valet de chambre
- vestryman
- vet
- veteran
- veteran soldier
- viscount
- voluntary
- volunteer
- war machine
- washerman
- washman
- white
- white man
- widower
- widowman
- woman
- womaniser
- womanizer
- wonder boy
- work
- world
- yellow man
- young buck
- young man
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