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cardboard vs card

card vs cardboard

cardboard and card both are nouns.

cardboard is an adjective but card is not an adjective.

cardboard is not a verb while card is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cardboard Yes Yes No No
card Yes No Yes No
As nouns, card is a hyponym of cardboard; that is, card is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cardboard:
  • cardboard: a stiff moderately thick paper
  • card: thin cardboard, usually rectangular
cardboard (noun) card (noun)
a stiff moderately thick paper one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)
a card certifying the identity of the bearer
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
a list of dishes available at a restaurant
(golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
thin cardboard, usually rectangular
cardboard (adjective) card (adjective)
without substance
cardboard (verb) card (verb)
ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor
separate the fibers of
Difference between cardboard and card

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