bygone vs yesteryear
yesteryear vs bygonebygone and yesteryear both are nouns.
bygone is an adjective but yesteryear is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bygone | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| yesteryear | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
yesteryear is a hypernym of
bygone; that is, yesteryear is a
word with a broader meaning than bygone:
- bygone: past events to be put aside
- yesteryear: the time that has elapsed
Other hypernyms of bygone include
past, past times.
| bygone (noun) | yesteryear (noun) |
|---|---|
| past events to be put aside | the time that has elapsed |
| bygone (adjective) | yesteryear (adjective) |
|---|---|
| well in the past; former |
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