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centenarian vs old person

old person vs centenarian

centenarian and old person both are nouns.

centenarian is an adjective but old person is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
centenarian Yes Yes No No
old person Yes No No No
As nouns, old person is a hypernym of centenarian; that is, old person is a word with a broader meaning than centenarian:
  • centenarian: someone who is at least 100 years old
  • old person: an elderly person
Other hypernyms of centenarian include golden ager, oldster, senior citizen.
centenarian (noun) old person (noun)
someone who is at least 100 years old an elderly person
centenarian (adjective) old person (adjective)
being at least 100 years old
Difference between centenarian and old person

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