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chilly vs cayenne

cayenne vs chilly

chilly and cayenne both are nouns.

chilly is an adjective but cayenne is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chilly Yes Yes No No
cayenne Yes No No No
As nouns, cayenne is a hyponym of chilly; that is, cayenne is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chilly:
  • chilly: very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
  • cayenne: a long and often twisted hot red pepper
Other hyponyms of chilly include jalapeno, jalapeno pepper, cayenne pepper.
chilly (noun) cayenne (noun)
very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
a long and often twisted hot red pepper
plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
chilly (adjective) cayenne (adjective)
appreciably or disagreeably cold
not characterized by emotion
lacking warmth of feeling
Difference between chilly and cayenne

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