character vs asterisk

asterisk vs character

character and asterisk both are nouns.

character and asterisk both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
character	Yes	No	Yes	No
asterisk	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

character: a written symbol that is used to represent speech
asterisk: a star-shaped character * used in printing

Other hyponyms of character include allograph, check character, superior, superscript, inferior, subscript, ASCII character, ligature, capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase, lower-case letter, lowercase, minuscule, small letter, type, percent sign, percentage sign, star, dagger, obelisk, diesis, double dagger, double obelisk, alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet, blank, space, phonetic symbol, mathematical symbol, rune, runic letter, pictograph, ideogram, ideograph, radical, stenograph, siglum.

character (noun)	asterisk (noun)
(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes	a star-shaped character * used in printing
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
a written symbol that is used to represent speech
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
good repute

character (verb)	asterisk (verb)
engrave or inscribe characters on	mark with an asterisk

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